Overview

Sustainability plays a key role in shaping Italy and its global appeal. This unit enables you to foster a critical perspective on sustainability issues through engagement with a range of cultural and creative industries, engagement with local experts, and community. You will be exposed to timely sustainable cross-disciplinary projects that … For more content click the Read More button below. The unit does not require any knowledge of Italian. If you are completing a minor or major in Italian you are strongly encouraged to utilise your Italian language skills through assessment in Italian (appropriate to your language level).

Offerings

T3-58-PRATO-ON-BLK

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Samuele Grassi

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Samuele Grassi

Notes

  • This unit is an international study program at Prato that requires an application to be enrolled and may incur additional cost.
  • This unit is taught either in intensive mode or across standard teaching periods. For intensive mode teaching dates, please refer to the non-standard dates website for the census date and information regarding financial penalties.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

critically identify and analyse the relationship between tradition, innovation and sustainability in today's Tuscany;

2.

critically evaluate key aspects of sustainability issues in Italian, European and global contexts;

3.

 interpret a variety of cultural texts and their relevance to intercultural awareness;

4.

communicate effectively in written and oral academic formats in both individual and group work;

5.

research a specific sustainability topic using appropriate media, grey literature, and interdisciplinary academic sources.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Exercise/s
2 - Analytical exercise
3 - Pitch
4 - Individual report

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

European languages