SCX8001 : Facing up to Climate Change: Tackling Climate Change through solution focused multi-disciplinary collaboration (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Professor Ruth Morrow
- Owning School: School X
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The aim of this module is to:
1. provide students with a foundational knowledge of climate change and a critical understanding of sustainable climate action.
2. bring students together from across Newcastle University's disciplines to tackle climate change challenges and start to develop impactful climate action responses
3. provide the opportunity for students to engage in cross-disciplinary collaboration, supporting them to develop interdisciplinary approaches, appreciate climate action from diverse perspectives and hear from some of the latest climate change related research, actors and actions.
4. support students to understand that every discipline has a connection to climate change, and to be able to bring this learning back to their own disciplines and future careers.
Outline Of Syllabus
The syllabus will be delivered in a blended format, to make accessible to students across the University.
Students will engage in interactive, project -based, learning activities that will support collaborative and negotiating skills. This approach is designed to help students to make impactful change on climate crisis
The syllabus will include four key themes:
1. The Scientific Evidence and Impacts of Climate Change
2. The Policies, Politics and Economics of Climate Action
3. People and Planet: Social and Ethical Challenges
4. Measuring, Monitoring and Methods
A fifth theme covers a range of case studies and projects that provide insights to Climate Change Mitigations and Adaptions at a range of scales, both locally and internationally.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 5 | 1:00 | 5:00 | Present in person (5 in semester 2) including 1 evening guest lecture |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 5 | 2:00 | 10:00 | Asynchronous content (additional lecture materials and flipped learning activities designed to support in person lectures) |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | designed to support cross-disciplinary group work and problem-based learning |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Seminar (online). Online webinar. |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 3 | 2:00 | 6:00 | Asynchronous structured learning activities designed to support scheduled online seminars (webinars) |
| Guided Independent Study | Reflective learning activity | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Fieldwork | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Students co-curating and documenting the field trip in semester 2 |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Following self-assessment. |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 3 | 2:00 | 6:00 | Working parties. Students working in small teams to address an identified problem, undertaking research as individuals or groups for a presentation or student-led contribution to small group teaching. |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 1 | 6:00 | 6:00 | Final presentations. Group oral presentations. Group work by students undertaken without staff being present, e.g. students undertaking a specified task (e.g. project meeting) in a group without staff present or on-line collaborative activities." |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Module talk at outset to present module/ icebreaker sessions to build module community Module talk at the end to discuss learning and module experience with students. |
| Total | 100:00 |
Jointly Taught With
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SCX8000 | Facing up to Climate Change: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures will deliver foundational knowledge that students will require. Seminars will give context for deeper exploration of lecture content and a forum for questions from structured guided learning activities.
Working parties will provide a context for interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange where students will generate and evaluate impactful approaches to a challenge brief.
The Field trip will be scheduled early the semester to engender inter- and intrapersonal skills, and foster a sense of community. It will also support integration with students taking the 20 credit version of this module.
Structured guided materials will allow students from different disciplinary areas to develop knowledge and skills at their own pace.
Drop-ins will support the development of intrapersonal skills and reflection.
At the final presentation the students will also participate in discussion of the outcomes of other working parties in the presence of a panel of experts.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 2 | M | 50 | Approx 2500 words |
| Oral Presentation | 2 | M | 50 | One mark will be awarded per group with students agreeing the mark weighting (at a mid-point in the semester). Approx 10 minutes |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Students will be assessed on a personal reflective portfolio that captures and provides evidence of
• their learning across the semester
• their critical reflection on the lectures and seminars from the context of their discipline
• their critical reflection on the experience and outcomes of the group project work
• their ability to identify additional subject-specific learning resources that inform both the group work and demonstrate a commitment to continued learning in climate change
• A critical reflection on the module contents relationship to the UNSDGs
Students will also be assessed on a Group Presentation in terms of
• coherence and level of sophistication of argument embodied in the project
• accessibility of project’s argument and outcomes to the defined audience
• evidence of multi and interdisciplinary outcomes
• A critical reflection on their team project's relationship to the UNSDGs
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- SCX8001's Timetable