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Unit of Study ECO00202 - Ecological and Environmental Economics for Sustainable Development (2020)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Pre-requisites

    96 credit points in any SCU unit

  • Enrolment information

    There will be a 2 day compulsory residential for Online students that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate understanding of the nature of the economic problem of scarcity and the implications this will have for resource allocation
2 analyse the relationship between economic activity and the natural environment and the implications for sustainable development
3 critically appreciate the difference between environmental economics and ecological economics
4 discuss the importance of interdisciplinary sciences and identify the role of economics in resolving environmental issues
5 demonstrate presentation and discussion skills as relevant to environmental consulting, research and making a positive impact.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate understanding of the nature of the economic problem of scarcity and the implications this will have for resource allocation
    • GA4:
  2. analyse the relationship between economic activity and the natural environment and the implications for sustainable development
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. critically appreciate the difference between environmental economics and ecological economics
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. discuss the importance of interdisciplinary sciences and identify the role of economics in resolving environmental issues
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  5. demonstrate presentation and discussion skills as relevant to environmental consulting, research and making a positive impact.
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.