SDG Detail

ENVMGT 741 : Social Change for Sustainability

Postgraduate course

Project description

This course focuses on the role that social and environmental movements play in shaping our response to sustainability challenges. Students will gain an appreciation of the diversity of strategies and tactics used by social and environmental movements to shift society towards more sustainable outcomes. We will examine sustainability-focused change initiatives at a range of scales, including: individual behaviour change programs; initiatives to make corporations more sustainable; movements aimed at national or international policy change; and broader efforts to re-define our economic and governance systems. Case studies of sustainability movements will be drawn from New Zealand and abroad. Course Requirements

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Identify core concepts of sustainability, and understand the ways the concept has been mobilised by different groups in society to influence sustainability outcomes. (Capability 1, 2 and 6) Craft compelling descriptions of sustainability challenges and solutions that resonate with decision-makers. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) Understand and describe the role that social and environmental movements have played in shaping sustainability outcomes. (Capability 1, 2 and 3) Recognize, analyse and evaluate the different strategies and tactics movements use to enact social change. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) Be able to represent this learning through clear and confident oral and written communication (Capability 2, 3, 4 and 5)