Unit Statistics and Highlights
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In 2023, Monash offered 81 units directly related to SDG14 with 5,903 total enrolments.
The units highlighted below are a small sample of the units at Monash relating to life below water:
Oceans and Coasts
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Undergraduate students in this unit taught by the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment study ocean circulation and mixing, ocean chemistry and productivity, sediment transport in the oceans, and hydrodynamic forces affecting coastlines. The significant challenges related to environmental management of oceans and coasts are examined, such as runoff, ocean acidification, eutrophication, coastal erosion, ocean warming and sea level rise. To develop their practical skills the students undertake a 2-day field trip to Warrnambool, involving a scientific cruise and beach surveys.
Further relevant SDGs:
World Environment Day
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Alan Reid, a professor in Monash's School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education, called on Australian schools to engage students in 2023's World Environment Day theme of #BeatPlasticPollution and suggested a range of innovative resources to support this engagement. Prof Reid concluded that "by learning about the causes and consequences of plastic pollution in the ocean, students can develop understandings of how various actions and initiatives can have a range of impacts on the environment and on society as a whole. And by participating in #BeatPlasticPollution, schools can help foster a sense of environmental stewardship and contribute to ensuring that future generations have access to healthy and thriving oceans."
Further relevant SDGs: