Tackling Plastic Pollution

This UWA Oceans Institute micro-credential is most useful for community, government and business leaders interested in gaining a solid understanding of the various strategies to prevent and reduce plastic pollution. After completion, you’ll be better prepared to apply the concepts learned in your profession via, for example, decreasing the plastic footprint of your home and business, as well as pursuing promising, impactful investment opportunities.

We designed this course with the flexibility requirements of the modern student (i.e. those with full-time jobs) in mind. It can be completed as a one-off course, but it is also stackable for conversion to academic credit towards an undergraduate or postgraduate course – the choice is yours.

Upon successful completion, you'll receive:

• Two PD Points - stackable for unspecified academic credit in award courses
• A Certificate of Achievement
• A UWA Plus Professional Development Transcript, listing all successfully completed micro-credentials

Delivery mode

Online

Start date

21 September 2020

Applications close 14 September

Duration

6 weeks

Weekly effort

• 5 hours of self-study (reading/watching the material provided)
• 1.5 hours watching pre-recorded lectures
• 1.5 hours attending e-discussions with peers, lecture groups and expert guests via Zoom

In Weeks 3 and 6, you will also have to do a quiz.

Academic Lead

Dr Julia Reisser
Research Fellow
UWA Oceans Institute

Associate Professor Annette George
Head of School 
School of Earth Sciences

 

Cost

$660 inc. GST

Critical information summary

EARTM301 – Critical information summary [PDF, 43KB]