Overview
Explores diverse perspectives of climate change in the Pacific, focusing on power dynamics, activists and community movements, intergenerational narratives and research through the lenses of relevant Pacific methods and methodologies.
About this paper
| Paper title | Special Topic: Pacific People, Climate Change and Power |
|---|---|
| Subject | Pacific Studies |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 36 200-level points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- Teaching staff
To be advised when paper next offered
- Teaching Arrangements
On Campus
- Textbooks
Required reading will be advised throughout the paper and in the course outline.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
To be advised when paper next offered.
Overview
Explores diverse perspectives of climate change in the Pacific, focusing on power dynamics, activists and community movements, intergenerational narratives and research through the lenses of relevant Pacific methods and methodologies.
This course explores key concepts and discourses, from leading Pacific knowledge holders, on issues and impacts of climate change in the Pacific and for Pacific communities.
About this paper
| Paper title | Special Topic: Pacific People, Climate Change and Power |
|---|---|
| Subject | Pacific Studies |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 36 200-level points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Required reading will be advised throughout the paper and in the course outline.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of key Pacific climate change issues.
- Critically engage with relevant Pacific and Indigenous Scholars, thinkers, writers, artists, activists and community leaders on climate change related issues facing Pacific communities.
- Apply key research skills in designing original research that addresses a climate change issues/s in the Pacific.
- Assessment details
100% internally assessed.