Course overview
The aim of this course is to equip students with the theoretical foundation and empirical knowledge to understand the dynamics and driving forces of demographic changes (e.g. fertility, mortality, migration), and understand their vital implications for policy and planning. This course addresses significant population issues and policy challenges facing the world, with a focus on Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Course learning outcomes
- Provide a fundamental knowledge in understanding differing changes in scale, composition, characteristics, and distribution of the world’s populations
- Develop insights into building links between population and migration studies into policies and related programs
- Engage with foundational theories and concepts relating population and migration trends and patterns
- Synthesise and evaluate population related information in oral and written forms
- Work effectively to create outputs involving individual and group participation
- Understand global population dynamics and driving forces of demographic change with a focus on Australia and the Asia-Pacific region
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 27337
Section FR01
Size 100
Available 100
Class number 27338
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 26316
Section WS03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 26315
Section WS04
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 26017
Section WS05
Size 30
Available 30
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