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Global Sustainable Development Major
The course information on this page is for new students commencing their degree in 2016 only.
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With 2.4 billion people on the planet living on less than US $2 a day, poverty and inequality are two of the biggest challenges of our time. Equally, environmental change is a major concern that will impact human activity for the foreseeable future.
Students undertaking this major will acquire knowledge of the key theories, approaches and practices for promoting human development in the post-World War II period. They will study the ethical debates about key global challenges and explore the interaction between human and environmental security. In elective subjects, students can specialise in environmental issues from a range of different disciplinary perspectives or they can focus on issues of development from an economic perspective.
Subjects Required for Major Study
Students will be required to complete at least 48 credit points including:
- 24 credit points of core subjects;
- At least 24 credit points of electives from the list below including at least 18 credit points at 300 level.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | |||
| INTS121 | Global Politics and Power | 6 | Spring |
| INTS204 | Global Aid and Development: Challenges and Prospects | 6 | Spring First Offered 2017 |
| PHIL226 | Global Ethics | 6 | Spring First Offered 2017 |
| INTS311 | Human Security, Global Capitalism and the Environment | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2018 |
Elective Subjects | |||
Students must take FOUR of the following including at least THREE subjects at 300- level: | |||
| ECON100 | Economic Essentials for Business | 6 | Autumn, Spring, |
| INDS130 | Indigenous Knowledge in Global Contexts | 6 | Spring |
| INTS200 | Model United Nations | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2017 |
| INDS207 | Critical Themes in Indigenous Studies | 6 | First Offered 2017 |
| ECON208 | Gender, Work and the Family | 6 | Autumn |
| PHIL256 | Environmental Philosophy | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2017 |
| HIST284 | Exploration and Empire | 6 | Spring First Offered 2017 |
| INDS302 | Indigenous Thinkers: Global Perspectives | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2018 |
| ECON303 | Economic Development Issues | 6 | Autumn |
| POL 309 | Global Political Economy | 6 | Spring First Offered 2018 |
| POL 326 | Global Inequality | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2018 |
| STS 302 | Climate Change Policy, Possible Futures | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2018 |
| SOC 329 | Social Transformation | 6 | Spring First Offered 2018 |
| SOC 356 | Cultures in Dispossession | 6 | First Offered 2018 |
| INTS349 | Special Topics in Global Sustainable Development | 6 | Autumn, Spring First Offered 2018 |
| HIST359 | Empires, Nations and Globalisation | 6 | Spring First Offered 2018 |
Credit Arrangements
Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
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