ESC-10041 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The relationship between people and the environment is a core overlap between Physical Geography, Human Geography and Environmental subjects. This module adopts a Geographical perspective on environmental issues and on some approaches to tackling them (from both natural science and social science perspectives). In particular, we consider environmental hazards, how people use the environment as a resource, the impacts people have on the environment, the ways in which people can try to manage those impacts, and the future of our relationship with the environment.

To enable students to develop an understanding and appreciation of a range of environmental issues and different approaches to tackling these issues, in particular addressing questions of environmental hazards, how we use the environment as a resource, the impacts we have on the environment, and how we can try to manage those impacts.

Intended Learning Outcomes

describe the ways in which people interact with their environment, and society's approaches to dealing with environmental issues: 1,2
outline the complementary nature of physical science and social science approaches to engaging with environmental issues: 1,2
account for the relationship between scientific knowledge and the contested interpretation of information in the environmental context: 1,2
gather and synthesize information from appropriate published sources, and use this information to discuss, in written form, a variety of environmental topics: 1,2

Study hours

22 hours scheduled interactive live-class sessions
32 hours directed work using online resources connected to each live class
32 hours research and writing for the Literature Review assessment
32 hours research and writing for the Workbook assessment
32 hours flexible weekly independent research time

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment