UCIL33201 (10 Credits)
UCIL33501 (20 Credits)
Why does climate change policy, despite attracting a worldwide interest, remain a disappointment? Is it because the world is not working hard enough to implement existing climate policies, or because the issue is too difficult?
The unit suits students of all academic backgrounds, including humanities students, who are keen to use creative approaches to think about today's environmental issues.
This unit explores why climate change has attracted so much attention during the last 50 years. Is climate change changing everything? Is it changing anything? The unit covers the issue from various perspectives: scientific, cultural, political, economic and media. The unit is suited to arts, humanities and science students interested in the scientific, social and policy aspects of climate change.
On successful completion of the unit you will be able to:
In addition, for 20 credits:
10 Credits
20 Credits
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Vladimir Jankovic
This unit offers face-to-face learning:
Semester | Day | Time |
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1 | Wednesday | 11:00 - 12:00 |
Semester | Day | Time |
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1 | Thursday | 10:00 - 11:00 |
1 | Thursday | 11:00 - 12:00 |
The Climate Change and Society course is particularly interesting because you get a bit of history, science, economics and ethics all pertaining to this topic. It's given me a much deeper understanding of the broader context of the issue which has encouraged me to apply for PhD's in climate science.Hermione Warr, Physics