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PAIS365 Politics and the Environment: Intersecting Crises

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in Asian Societies or International Relations or Political and International Studies or Political Science or any 24cp or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions PAIS465 or PAIS565
Notes None
Combined Units PAIS565 - Politics and the Environment: Intersecting Crises
Coordinator(s) Anthony Lynch (alynch@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

In this unit we consider the major environmental issues of today: resource security; climate change; peak food and water; and the capacity of contemporary politics to generate adequate responses to these intersecting challenges.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. exhibit an appreciation of the importance and complexity of the relationships between environmental resources and the conditions of political existence;
  2. demonstrate an historically informed view of the way that different societies, at different times and under differing technological and economic regimes, have dealt with (or have failed to have dealt with) their necessities on environmental security;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the political challenges the environment confronts us with today;
  4. exhibit a critical awareness of the kinds of responses to such challenges likely to emerge under neo-liberal and neo-conservative political regimes; and
  5. present coherent well-argued responses to these controversial issues in an essay format.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the political and international studies discipline will be taught through unit notes, readings and assignments. Knowledge is assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the written, online and participation components of the unit. Students will learn valuable communication skills through participation in tutorials and online discussions. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will demonstrate an awareness of the global context of the subject area and they will develop an awareness of the need for tolerance and inter-cultural understanding. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
By completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary life-long skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to deconstruct the essay question and to integrate theory and literature into their answer. Students will need to work out how to address the question and where to find the most appropriate material is to answer the question. 		True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will recognise social issues relevant to their subject area; students will be expected to use professional language and show sensitivity towards political standpoints, cultures or other groups in their written assessment. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students will practise their teamwork skills through participating in tutorials, or online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner. 		True
   

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