Sustainability, Resilience, and Collapse: From Past Societies to the End of Civilisation
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 $1,192 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
Issues of sustainability and resilience are prominent today in light of accelerating climate change (or deterioration), rising and falling populations, and declining resources. However, these issues are not new, and many human societies have faced these crises in the past. In this subject you will learn about a range of past societies, from all around the world, that failed to adapt or respond to changing circumstances (including climate change), resulting in their collapse. However, you will also learn about societies in the past that were able to develop sustainable and resilient long-term economies, or who innovated and adapted successfully to climate change - resulting in societies that thrived for centuries (or even millennia) despite significant challenges. This subject takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining the success or failure of past societies within their respective social-environmental systems - including how those systems were impacted by climate change in the past, and how ongoing climate deterioration might impact our society, or even bring about its end. This is a level 2 subject, please consider the subject level and prerequisites before enrolling.
Sustainability, Resilience, and Collapse: From Past Societies to the End of Civilisation is a standalone subject at La Trobe University in VIC. 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 La Trobe University before enrolling.
La Trobe University 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 La Trobe University before enrolling.
Listing facts
- Type
- Single subject
- National code
- LTU-ARC2SRC
- Field of education
- Agriculture, environmental and related studies
- Provider
- La Trobe University
- Credit points
- 25
- Study mode
- Online
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Qualifications listed
- 0
- FEE-HELP
- Eligible
Prerequisites
Prior study required