Global Environmental Governance
PostgraduateTAS-KSM7032025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Price from
- $2,142
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Global Environmental Governance
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Explain principal debates relating to the issues and practices of global environmental governance.
- Analyse an environmental issue or problem by applying key theories of global environmental governance.
- Evaluate governments’ and other organisations’ policies and practices relating to the environment.
- Analyse and manage environmental governance problems using problem solving, advocacy and teamwork skills.
- Day 1
- Session 1: Introduction to Global Environmental Governance: Regimes
- Session 2: Causes of Global Environmental Problems
- Session 3: Global Atmospheric Commons: Ozone Depletion Science
- Session 4: Global Atmospheric Commons: Ozone Depletion Governance
- Day 2
- Session 1: Regime Types and Roles in Global Environmental Governance
- Session 2: Law of the Oceans
- Session 3: International Fisheries Governance
- Session 4: Preparing for Mock Negotiations: International Fisheries
- Day 3
- Session 1: Assessing the Effectiveness Global Environmental Governance
- Session 2: Non-State Actors in Global Environmental Governance
- Session 3: Global Atmosphere: Climate Change Governance
- Session 4: International Climate Change Negotiations
- Day 4
- Session 1: Antarctic Treaty System
- Session 2: Antarctic Governance Panel
- Session 3: Marine Spatial Planning
- Session 4: Multi-Scale Governance and the Marine Environment
- Day 5
- Session 1: Governance of Space
- Session 2: Space Pollution
- Session 3: Mock Negotiation: International Fisheries Management
- Session 4: Preparing a Research Paper
The subject explores environmental governance in the context of areas of global concern and shared international management – focusing on the polar regions, the oceans and the global climate. The concepts of sustainable development and the global commons are crucial ideas governance in these areas. This subject discusses the historical development and contested nature of governance in specific controversies including the management of ocean fisheries, protection of marine biodiversity, whaling, conservation of Antarctica, and addressing the threat of climate change. Major issues and concepts covered in the subject include: "good governance" and international development; the theory of the tragedy of the commons and other hypotheses of collective action problems; shared governance of contested spaces and transboundary resources; and the geo-political context of global environmental governance. These issues are explored through case studies from around the world, and will include some consideration of Australia's role in the selected examples.
- International Environmental Negotiation (20%)
- Research Paper (50%)
- Oral Presentation (20%)
- Written Research Proposal (10%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- TAS-SCM-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Strategic Communication
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - This subject is taught over a five day intensive period of seminars during the Semester 2 mid-semester break. This subject can also accommodate online students who are unable to attend Hobart during the 5-day intensive. Students will participate in these seminars either in person or online; depending on their mode of enrolment. Following these seminars; students will write a research paper on a relevant topic of interest; as approved by the unit Coordinator; for submission at the end of the semester.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma of Strategic Communication
PostgraduateTAS-SCM-GDI