Handbook - An Introduction to the Sydney Environment

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Overview

This course introduces the physical, biological and environmental issues of Sydney. Topics include the geophysical environment, the natural and biological hazards of Sydney, the Indigenous people of Sydney and contemporary environmental issues associated with the development of Sydney into a global city. The course consists of a series of lectures and workshops (some of which are online) and field class(es) (during which participants will incur personal expenses). The course is designed for newly arrived international students (e.g., Study Abroad, Exchange) as an over-arching theme is developed to compare Sydney to ‘home’ and how perceptions of Sydney change through time. Domestic students cannot enrol in the course without permission and the course is not available to students who are taking Majors in the School of BEES.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Completion of 48 UOC

Exclusion Courses

Course Attributes

General Education

Delivery

In-person - Intensive

Delivery ModeIn-person

Delivery FormatIntensive

Indicative Contact Hours33 hours total

NotesPlease note that BEES6601 runs in intensive mode both in Summer and in T2C (August-September). It consists of 10 lectures, 10 workshops and a field trip spread over three weeks. Please note that several exercises in BEES6601 build on previous classes and all assessment tasks are described, discussed and workshopped in classes. This means that all (face-to-face) classes are compulsory. The last meeting for BEES6601 is the final exam (in the last week): it is completed online but students MUST attend the exam session in person.

Please note that the above delivery information is an indication on how this course may be delivered within the year. Delivery mode(s) for each term can be viewed on other sources such as myUNSW and class timetable site.

This Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

Fees

Type	Amount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)	$1119
Domestic Students	$6840
International Students	$6840

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School
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Study Level
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Undergraduate

Offering Terms
Depending on the Academic Calendar type, an offering term generally refers to an academic teaching period of between 8-13 weeks in duration.

Summer Term, Term 2

Campus

Sydney

Academic Calendar

Field of Education

010799 Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified

Timetable

Course Outline
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