IND712 - Environmental Policy Issues - Land, Water and Sea
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | SQE735 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| 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 | NIKERI (CBD): 3 x 6-hour on-campus intensive (workshops/seminars) per trimester |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | NIKERI (CBD): 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week for 8 weeks |
| Note: | *Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) |
Content
The management of the environment in Australia is very much bound up in the public policy priorities of the day and can morph and change according to governmental and public priorities. Currently, it is conducted within a complex matrix characterised by partnerships between Traditional Custodians, government agencies, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), Communities as well as philanthropic organisations. This unit will explore contemporary environmental public policy issues largely concerning land, sea and water in Australia. To do this, it will examine the laws and legislative tools that underpin these policies and the frameworks that enable the rolling out of these funded programs. Particular content will review various governance frameworks, state and Commonwealth environmental legislation, Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs), National and Marine Parks and the differing land tenure systems in Australia. As you study the unit, you will be asked to identify and articulate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues as well as discuss cultural perspectives that are becoming incorporated into the management of land, sea and Country throughout Australia. By focussing on environmental matters that relate to local Country issues, the unit will equip you to design effective policy that incorporates Country-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander priorities.
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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