Would you like to make a difference to the world, but are not sure how, or where to start?
This course invites students into a workshop environment with guest speakers from inside and outside the university. You will learn about the wide range of ways of contributing to global challenges, helping you to find directions that fit with your strengths and interests and to develop a sense of agency and empowerment. The focus of the course is on positive engagement with issues (not lectures on problems) and on solution-oriented action. You will come away from the course with increased clarity about the directions available to you, and an increased capacity to make a difference.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Analyse the connections between their lives and large scale changes in society and our environment.
- Understand the hierarchy of actions from personal choices up to mobilising positive change across society.
- Demonstrate high level skills in working in teams; facilitate learning and provide developmental feedback to others.
- Develop an action plan for an active and constructive social engagement and to commence implementation.
- Apply a wide repertoire of leadership skills in a range of contexts including formal and informal settings and face-to-face and online environments.
Other Information
This course has a limit on enrolments, which is on a first-come-first-served basis.
Indicative Assessment
- Project proposal (10) [LO 1,2,4]
- Learning portfolio (25) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Major project (group component) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Major project (individual component) (25) [LO 1,2,4,5]
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Workload
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including:
- Face-to face component which consists of a 1 x 2 hour workshop per week.
- Approximately 106 hours of self-directed study which will include preparation for workshops and assessment tasks.
Students are expected to actively participate and contribute towards discussions.
Inherent Requirements
To be determined.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
none
Preliminary Reading
Students are either directed to relevant readings or provided them via the course Wattle page throughout the semester.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4680 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $6720 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8064 | 27 Jul 2026 | 03 Aug 2026 | 31 Aug 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | In Person | N/A |