Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
This module introduces key concepts in geography, earth science and environmental science. It encourages reflection on the natural and human processes affecting - and affected by - the global natural environment. Strategies for prevention and mitigation of a range of environmental issues will be presented.
1. Environmental issues: overview of environmental science and Earth’s physical system
2. Climate Change: earth’s climate system, past, present, and future climate change
3. Environmental degradation: global environmental change, pollution, waste
4. Natural resource security: terrestrial and water resources
5. Human societies: human population, ancient civilisations, geopolitics
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 13 | 1:00 | 13:00 | N/A |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 2 | 2:00 | 4:00 | Formative exercises to scaffold coursework Assessments |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Coursework surgery. Can be delivered virtually if required. |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 81:00 | 81:00 | N/A |
| Total | 100:00 |
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GEO1005 | Environmental Issues |
Teaching is mainly delivered via comprehensive, well-illustrated and up-to-date lectures, backed by widely available texts, and by use of media sources. This delivers a new intellectual milieu, and new ways of thinking (e.g., the ecosystem concept, the Anthropocene), but also new responsibilities to take a critical approach to science/society interaction. Two coursework assessments – in the form of problem-based learning exercises - will be used to reinforce the lecture content, encourage engagement with the scientific literature, and develop study and team-working skills. The coursework assessments will be supported by short, formative assessments (undertaken as guided independent study).
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Module Code | Module Title | Semester | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Issues | 1 | N/A |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 | M | 100 | N/A |
The practical report introduces students to handling data pertaining to key environmental issues and analysing it for trends.