AGC209 - The Arts of Changing the World: Global Challenges and Transforming Systems
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online From 2026: Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Students must complete one level 1 unit |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
Content
Voltaire supposedly said that no snowflake ever feels responsible in an avalanche. But can we stop, or at least influence, the avalanches we are part of? What wicked problems do we face as a species, and how do we tackle them? How do we transform our human and environmental systems in the face of challenges that are global in scale? In this unit, you will apply your skills as an arts and humanities student to analyse some of these challenges—starting with the large, complex systems that create them. You will explore various approaches, and consider how diverse stakeholders (i.e. states, First Nations, local communities, industry, and so on) are already working within them in different ways to address problems from their own perspectives. You'll also learn from researchers, community members, indigenous peoples, industry, and other stakeholders already working on these challenges. You will practice critical analysis and systems thinking. And you will imagine a collaborative action plan for changing the world. At the end of this unit students will have a deeper understanding of global systems, crisis, and of the role that Bachelor of Arts students and graduates can play in addressing the complex, multi-stakeholder challenges of today.