Unit of Study ENGN2002 Policy and Legislation for Waste Management (2025)

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Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Enrolment information

There will be a 2 day compulsory residential for all students (Online and On campus) that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.
Enrolment restriction

Deputy Head of School approval required to enrol in this unit.

Unit description

Develops students' understanding of the policy and legislation that drives waste management processes at the Local, State and Federal level in Australia and those that governs global waste management. They will explore how incentive-based schemes can be used in combination with legislative tools to improve waste management, reduce waste production, and enhance recovery and reuse of waste resources. They will develop skills in decision making and apply this to real life scenarios.

Unit content

Policy and legislative frameworks for local, state and federal governments and their interactions

Global legislation

Legislation dealing with different types of waste

Incentive schemes and other drivers of waste minimisation

Success and failure of waste policy

Learning from the global community

Self regulation and social licence for waste producers

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

evaluate waste management policy and legislation with reference to sound ethical frameworks and sustainability

critically analyse legislative and incentive based frameworks and use these to respond creatively to intellectual, professional, environmental and social challenges

apply disciplinary knowledge and skills in professional and community settings to develop solutions for managing and minimising waste

evaluate the effectiveness of different policies and legislation to manage waste

understand the linkages between waste management policy and legislation in the different tiers of government.

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