Sustainability and Society

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
SOCI 1302
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Course ID
200948
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
1
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

The world faces significant environmental, social, and economic challenges, including food security, biodiversity loss, population pressure, and climate change. Through the lens of sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), students will explore key geographical concepts like place, space, and scale, and what the implications are when it comes to policy and solutions for building sustainable societies. Using case studies from around the world and Australia, students will study topics that include climate change, coastal management, urban planning, biogeography, food security, Indigenous sovereignty, and develop critical thinking and solution-building skills across social, environmental, cultural, and economic domains.

  • Introduction To Space, Place, Scale And Wicked Problems
  • People, Places And Spaces In Human Geography
  • Physical Geography And Sustainable Development

Course learning outcomes

  • Describe the scale, issues and nature of the relationship between population and environment in the context of sustainability and society
  • Apply key geographical concepts and their relevance to the relationships between society and the environment
  • Demonstrate how the spatial distribution of Australia’s population (urban, regional, rural) impacts on the environment, and the environment on population
  • Ability to present and justify arguments using high-quality written and verbal skills relevant to the workplace
  • Locate, read and summarise peer-reviewed literature and apply to key geographical concepts
  • Employ interdisciplinary problem-solving skills in the context of geography, environment and population

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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