Handbook

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Overview

Effective environmental leadership and care is dependent on accurate and responsive information about our environments – but how do we know the world? This course introduces, examines, and demystifies a diverse range of scientific modes of environmental engagement and knowledge. The course aims to make the familiar aspects of science strange and the strange aspects familiar, encouraging embodied experience of scientific methods as well as situating such practices within their political and cultural contexts through analysis and through meeting with experts. You will learn to become comfortable with the use of a range of scientific modes of exploring environmental questions and to challenge yourself to think about the limits, insights, and contingencies of scientific practice. This course is suitable for both scientifically and non-scientifically trained students.

Delivery

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Fully online - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

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