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ENVI3911: Environmental Law and Ethics (Advanced)

2024 unit information

This advanced unit of study will cover the same core lecture material as for ENVI3111, but students will be required to carry out more challenging writing based activities.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Geosciences Academic Operations

Code ENVI3911
Academic unit Geosciences Academic Operations
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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An average mark of 75 or above across (12 credit points of 2000-level units of study)
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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ENVI3111
Assumed knowledge:
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ENVI2x22

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate an understanding of the key principles, institutions and instruments of environmental law
  • LO2. demonstrate an awareness of the origins and sources of environmental laws
  • LO3. identify the efficacy of environmental law for environmental problem-solving
  • LO4. engage in critical thinking and analysis of environmental law and ethics and present this thinking in an analytical manner
  • LO5. identify various environmental ethical approaches
  • LO6. use and incorporate a variety of legal and interdisciplinary sources in written communication.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Modes of attendance (MoA)

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