School Of ScienceIntegrated ScienceWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300931.2
Discipline: NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
300661 - Integrated Science, 300664 - Science in Society, 700096 - Integrated Science (WSTC)
About this Unit
Science and the scientific process of discovery have been successful in offering explanations for the world we live in. Due to scientific advances, we have eradicated some disease, explored the moon and the deepest parts of our oceans and created communication across distances on the planet previously unimaginable. We now face the major challenge of creating a future world which is sustainable for life on Earth. Solving our contemporary complex human and environmental issues to create a sustainable future, however, requires integrative and multidisciplinary research frameworks, an understanding of the relationship between science and society including cultural, social, economic and political and ethical factors. Students will critically examine such perspectives in a series of contemporary 'real-life' case studies such as climate change, medical breakthroughs, biodiversity loss, environmental sustainability and human-animal interactions. They will undertake research into the relationship of science integrated with society, and the uncertainty and bias of evidence in decision making.
Courses| 2743.7 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws | CONTINUING |
| 3562.9 | Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) | CONTINUING |
| 3658.6 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 3660.6 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of International Studies | CONTINUING |
| 3669.2 | Bachelor of Natural Science (Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security) | CONTINUING |
| 3670.1 | Bachelor of Natural Science (Animal Science) | CONTINUING |
| 3671.1 | Bachelor of Natural Science (Environmental Management) | CONTINUING |
| 3671.2 | Bachelor of Natural Science (Environmental Management) | CONTINUING |
| 3672.1 | Bachelor of Natural Science (Environment and Health) | CONTINUING |
| 3675.4 | Bachelor of Science | CONTINUING |
| 3676.4 | Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) | CONTINUING |
| 3726.2 | Bachelor of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security | CONTINUING |
| 3726.3 | Bachelor of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security | CONTINUING |
| 3732.1 | Bachelor of Science (Zoology)/Bachelor of Natural Science (Animal Science) | CONTINUING |
| 3754.2 | Bachelor of Science | CURRENT |
| 3755.2 | Bachelor of Medical Science | CURRENT |
| 3758.2 | Bachelor of Advanced Medical Science | CURRENT |
| 4748.2 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Business | CONTINUING |
| 6004.1 | Diploma in Science/Bachelor of Science | CONTINUING |
| 6042.2 | Diploma in Science/Bachelor of Medical Science | CURRENT |
| 6043.2 | Diploma in Science/Bachelor of Science | CURRENT |
Specialisations