Studying online
There are now 2 possible online modes for units:
Units with modes Online timetabled and Online flexible are available for any student to self-enrol and study online.
Click on an offering mode for more details.
Unit Overview
- Description
This unit provides a regional and global perspective on health impacts from environmental disturbance. Topics include historical, current and emerging perspectives of ecological change and disease; health perspectives of threats to water and food security; health consequences of human population growth and urbanisation; global processes and health including the effects of climate change and natural disasters; ecosystem change and infectious disease ecology; and the future for Australia's environments and human communities. Lectures are supported by the intensive use of case studies and online discussions of recent national and international issues.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Semester 2 Online Online flexible - Outcomes
Students are able to (1) interpret conceptual frameworks on the interrelationship between environmental change and human health; (2) analyse reliable information on how human health and disease is directly or indirectly affected by environmental factors.; (3) apply the principles of health and environmental change to different regional and global contexts; (4) critique strategies to address major regional and global problems involving health and environmental change.; and (5) explain how new environmental issues and challenges may emerge and impact on future societies (e.g. climate change; emerging infectious diseases/pandemics; water scarcity)..
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) participation in online discussions; (2) a 1500- to 2000-word literature review and analysis of a health and environmental change issue; and (3) a take-home examination. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Professor Angus Cook
- Contact hours
- online lectures and discussions: 3 hours per week
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.