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OLET2113: Global Ethics: The Great Barrier Reef
2023 unit information
This unit explores how communities past and present have intersected with the Great Barrier Reef and how the effects of climate change, and policies designed to ameliorate its effects, impact both the reef and its communities. It will also introduce students to the idea of the Anthropocene as a framework for understanding our ethical responsibilities in a globalised world.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | History |
| Credit points | 2 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an elementary understanding of the geology of the Great Barrier Reef and the biology of coral reef construction
- LO2. demonstrate a critical understanding of the historical and present environmental factors which shape the health of the Great Barrier Reef
- LO3. demonstrate a critical understanding of the Great Barrier Reef's human history, how it has been shaped by human interaction and in turn influenced human culture
- LO4. engage critically with the idea of the 'sensorium' and its applicability to the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef and the natural environment more broadly
- LO5. demonstrate a critical understanding of historical and recent industrial threats impacting the Reef and how they relate to public environmental activism and policy, including the proposed Adani coal mine in Queensland
- LO6. engage critically with the concept of the Anthropocene and demonstrate an understanding of the importance of Great Barrier Reef as a barometer for climate change.
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