Course Title: Environmental Studies

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Environmental Studies

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ENVI1038

City Campus

Undergraduate

135H Applied Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2016

ENVI1038

City Campus

Undergraduate

135H Applied Sciences

Internet

Sem 1 2006,
Sem 2 2006,
Sem 1 2007,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 1 2008,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 1 2010,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 2 2016

ENVI1038

City Campus

Undergraduate

171H School of Science

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2018

ENVI1038

City Campus

Undergraduate

171H School of Science

Internet

Sem 2 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 2 2019

Course Coordinator: Dr Jeff Hughes

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3370

Course Coordinator Email: jeff.hughes@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 3.2.16


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course is intended to extend your knowledge of the environment through the study of selected topics/units in Environmental Studies such as hazardous waste and contaminated sites, atmosphere, soil, water, and environmental impacts of agriculture and mining.

You will select 2 units from a provided list. See Overview of Assessment for the list of units. All units are available in online mode.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to Program Learning Outcomes across a number of programs in the School of Science.

 Program Learning Outcomes

 Understanding Science Demonstrate a coherent understanding of environmental science and be able to explain the role of environmental science in the community.

  • Scientific Knowledge: Exhibit depth and breadth of environmental science knowledge.
  • Inquiry and Problem Solving: Critically analyse and solve problems in environmental science.
  • Communication: Be an effective communicator of environmental sciences.

 


On successful completion of this course you should be able to

  1. Identify the factors necessary to aid a solution to an environmental problem;
  2. Communicate ideas with a well-developed level of written communication; and
  3. Critically assess and evaluate factual information on environmental problems

 

 


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

You will choose 2 units out of 8 available. Each unit has equal weight (50% of total). Assessment types depend on the unit chosen, as follows:

Unit 1: Hazardous Wastes and Contaminated Sites 
Assessment 1: Essay, Weighting 15%
Assessment 2: A series of Short Answer Written Questions, Weighting 20%
Assessment 3: Case Study Report, Weighting 15%
These assessments support CLOs 1-3

Unit 2: Human Impacts on the Atmosphere 
Assessment 1: A series of Short Answer Written Questions, Weighting 25%
Assessment 2: Essay, Weighting 25%
These assessments support CLOs 1-3

Unit 3: Introduction to Environmental Science 
Assessment 1: A series of Web-learn Tests, Weighting 25%
Assessment 2: Essay on a Case Study, Weighting 25%
These assessments support CLOs 1-3

Unit 4: Environmental Chemistry of Soil 
Assessment 1: A series of Short Answer Written Questions, Weighting 15% 
Assessment 2: Essay, Weighting 18% 
Assessment 3: Soil Workshop and Report, Weighting 17%
These assessments support CLOs 1-3

Unit 5: Mining and the Environment
Assessment 1: Essay, Weighting 25%
Assessment 2: Essay on a Case Study, Weighting 25%
These assessments support CLOs 1-3

Unit 6: Water Treatment
Assessment 1: Report, Weighting 25%
Assessment 2: Report, Weighting 25% 
These assessments support CLOs 1-3

Unit 7: Environmental Dissertation 
Assessment 1: Detailed Project Plan of an Environmental Dissertation, Weighting 8%
Assessment 2: Environmental Dissertation on a topic of choice, Weighting 42%
These assessments support CLOs 1-3

Unit 8: Agriculture and the Environment 
Assessment 1: A series of Short Answer Written Questions, Weighting 15% 
Assessment 2: Essay, Weighting 20%
Assessment 3: Essay on a Case Study, Weighting 15% 
These assessments support CLOs 1-3