Overview
Climate change presents a challenge that society must meet head-on. In this unit, you will learn to view climate change as an intersectional problem with the potential to affect every part of human life. You will begin at the start of the story: how has our climate changed in the … For more content click the Read More button below.
This unit and its complementary unit CLI1200 follow Working Groups I, II and III of the Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) Sixth assessment report (AR6). These elective units can be taken together, or as standalone units, and are designed to complement any major across Monash by teaching you the fundamentals of climate change, its impacts and how we can respond over a broad range of disciplines.
Offerings
S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
Requisites
Prohibition
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Dr Ariaan Purich
Unit Coordinator(s)
Dr Ariaan Purich
Notes
This unit may be counted as an additional Level 1 unit towards Part A of the requirements of the Bachelor of Science.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
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Interpret climate change as an intersectional and interdisciplinary problem;
2.
Apply contemporary scientific knowledge to describe the climate system and how and why it is changing;
3.
Analyse data and risks to predict our future under a changing climate;
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Assess the different ways that we can respond to a changing climate;
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Demonstrate competence in information technology, data handling, problem solving, communication skills and team work;
6.
Communicate climate change information and responses to a variety of stakeholders.