ESS741 - Sustainability and Environmental Education
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D304, D351, E760, E763, E765 |
| Prerequisite: | D304 students must also have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60% Students enrolled in course E763 or E765 commencing from 2020, must pass unit EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781 |
| 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 3-hour on-campus seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks) 1 x 1.5-hour online seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-9 weeks) |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Approximately 6-hours of online learning tasks per week |
Content
The unit aims to lead students to a deeper understanding and appreciation of different approaches to the learning and teaching of education for sustainability, including its relation to socio-scientific issues and environmental education, to lower secondary level years 7 to 10 across a range of curriculum areas and as a whole school approach.
- the nature and purposes of education for sustainability and its relation to socio-scientific issues and environmental education
- locating opportunities for learning and teaching through education for sustainability in the Australian National Curriculum
- approaches to learning and teaching through education for sustainability
- assessment for and of learning through education for sustainability
- learning and teaching resources for education for sustainability
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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