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People and Planet Units: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- What are People and Planet units?
- What People and Planet units are offered this year?
- If I transition to a new program from an existing degree, do I need to do People and Planet Units?
- I'm a returning Macquarie student. Am I exempt from studying People and Planet units in my degree?
- I'm returning after an absence into a new degree. I've already completed a unit that is now listed as a People (or Planet) unit. Does that mean I’ve fulfilled my People (or Planet) unit requirement for the new degree?
What are People and Planet units?
Certain units have been designated as People and Planet units. The schedule of People and Planet units will identify the Faculties and Departments offering the units. If you are required to enrol in People and Planet units you will need to choose both units from outside your departmentand one of them will also need to be from outside your Faculty. Your department is either the department responsible for your qualifying major or, in the case of a named degree, the department responsible for your degree.
A People unit is intended to help you to understand the world through learning about the challenges of modern society. A Planet unit looks at the physical environment in its fullest sense.
A unit that is a required unit in your program cannot be counted as a People or Planet unit.
Some programs of study do not have People and Planet requirements, or have partial or modified requirements. You should check the Handbook for specific requirements which apply to your chosen program.
Continuing students transferring to the new curriculum do not need to complete a People or a Planet unit, provided that they complete their studies by the end of 2013. If you are still enrolled after this date, the program into which you are transferred may include a requirement for People and Planet units.
What People and Planet units are offered this year?
CODE |
NAME | FACULTY | DEPARTMENT |
| HRM107 | Introduction to Human Resources | Business & Economics | Business |
| LING109 | Language, Culture and Communication | Human Sciences | Linguistics |
| MAS214 | Free Cultures | Arts | Media, Music and Cultural Studies |
| MKTG309 | Social Marketing and Sustainability | Business & Economics | Business |
| PHL137 | Critical Thinking | Arts | Philosophy |
CODE |
NAME | FACULTY | DEPARTMENT |
| BUSL100 | Global Legal Frameworks for a Sustainable Planet | Business & Economics | Business Law |
| ECON131 | Quantitative Methods in Economics, Business and Finance | Business & Economics | Economics |
| ISYS100 | IT & Society | Science | Computing |
| MATH123 | Mathematics 123 | Science | Mathematics |
| STAT170 | Introductory Statistics | Science | Statistics |
If I transition to a new program from an existing degree, do I need to do People and Planet Units?
No. Pre-2010 students have an exemption from PEOPLE and PLANET units until 31 Dec 2013.
Note that pre-2010 students who have not qualified to graduate by 31 December 2013 will be required to complete People and Planet units if their Program of Study stipulates that requirement.
I'm a returning Macquarie student. Am I exempt from studying People and Planet units in my degree?
No, exemptions only apply to students who were enrolled at Macquarie in 2009. You will be enrolling in a new degree under the new curriculum, and one of the requirements of the new curriculum is the completion of one each of People and Planet units.
I'm returning after an absence into a new degree. I've already completed a unit that is now listed as a People (or Planet) unit. Does that mean I’ve fulfilled my People (or Planet) unit requirement for the new degree?
Yes, provided that the unit also meets the People and Planet requirement of being outside your Department (the Department administering your Program of Study or Qualifying Major), or outside your Faculty. You can find the People and Planet Unit rules on the 2010 Course Handbook.
