Responding to Climate Change
Single subject — no qualification is awarded on completion. Credits toward the qualifications listed below.
This subject is FEE-HELP eligible, so eligible students can defer the $3,382 fee as a government loan and pay nothing upfront.
Fees and funding are indicative only. Confirm your eligibility and final costs with the provider.
About this subject
The course of climate has been altered by humans. Swift but carefully considered and designed action to reduce greenhouse gases and our production of them will be essential for minimising the damage to our planet that is occurring due to a rapidly changing climate. Widespread adaptation is also required to ameliorate the impacts of changes now and into the future. In this subject, we consider why we have not acted quickly as a society so far and ask whether current economic systems based on growth are compatible with avoiding catastrophic climate change and its impacts. We also explore a range of policy and practical responses that may help us reduce the most damaging changes to Earth’s climate and associated impacts on human and natural systems. These include individual actions through to international agreements on the reduction of greenhouse gases, carbon sequestration and drawdown and alternative energy sources. Additionally, we examine social understanding of climate change and also look at climate change through the lens of ethics, justice and injustice, and investigate how indigenous knowledges can instruct us in our responses to climate change.
Responding to Climate Change is a standalone subject at University of Tasmania in TAS. Completing it does not award a qualification. Credit may apply toward the qualifications listed on this page.
No qualification credit mapping has been indexed for this subject yet. The provider may still grant credit toward a related award — confirm with University of Tasmania before enrolling.
University of Tasmania is the awarding provider. Recorded study modes are Online. Typical duration is listed as 12 weeks. The subject is listed at 25 credit points. Eligible students may defer fees through FEE-HELP.
Details on this page are compiled from the provider's published subject information and government registers. Fees, intakes and credit rules can change — confirm current details with University of Tasmania before enrolling.
Listing facts
- Type
- Single subject
- National code
- TAS-KGA105
- Field of education
- Information technology
- Provider
- University of Tasmania
- Credit points
- 25
- Study mode
- Online
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Qualifications listed
- 0
- FEE-HELP
- Eligible
Prerequisites
Prior study required