School Of Computing, Engineering And MathematicsSustainable DesignWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300206.3
Discipline: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Completion of undergraduate degree
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate course.
About this Unit
The dramatic socio-cultural change required to address sustainability imperatives demands practical, adaptive, proactive and precautionary innovation from a wide range of disciplines. Sustainable Design is a multi-disciplinary unit which explores the challenges faced by post-industrial cultures. It develops forward-thinking and collaborative problem-solving skills to enable students to envision and implement change in their own disciplinary contexts. Sustainable Design investigates the socio-cultural drivers that potentially endanger or improve upon the future of human health and environmental sustainability. This unit provides a unique opportunity for postgraduate students from different fields to come together and apply their skills and knowledge to wider human and environmental problems.