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GCP-20009 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 02 May 2024

GCP-20009 - Climate Change & Sustainability: Action and Activism
Coordinator: Zoe Robinson Room: WSF24 Tel: +44 1782 7 34303
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Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733615

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 5)


Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

GCP-10009

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
The role of activism in driving change for a sustainable future is often debated in the public realm. This module aims to give students the tools to critically evaluate the role of activism in driving change for sustainability and to design, execute and evaluate their own activist project. The module explores the history and debates within sustainability activism and examines different forms of activism and provides the space for students to drive sustainability activism in an area of interest.
The module draws on different disciplinary perspectives, experiences and case studies from around the world and different organisations drawing on theory and practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the role of activism in driving sustainability transformation and utilise this learning in the development of their own project
: 1,2
Assess the relevance of different digital approaches as part of an effective sustainability-focused activist strategy: 1,2
Integrate learning from different disciplinary perspectives into the design, execution and evaluation of a sustainability-focused activist project: 1,2
Critically assess the role of activism in the corporate world from corporate activism in driving sustainability transformation to the impact on corporations targeted by activists: 2
Reflect on group learning and individual development through design, execution and evaluation of a sustainability activist project: 1,2

Study hours

22 hours compulsory sessions (combination of online and in-situ)
6 hours compulsory sessions to include re-induction activity, facilitated group work sessions
5 hours optional assessment support workshop
6 hours student -led group sessions/collaborative project work
46 hours assessment preparation and follow up
55 hours of independent research and preparation for assessments

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Group Project weighted 30%
Project Proposal
A group proposal for a sustainability-focused activist project outlining the details of an activist project to be carried out in Semester 2. The proposal will be based around a template, with a word count of 1000 words.

2: Portfolio weighted 70%
Project Portfolio
Students will submit a portfolio summarising the execution and evaluation of their sustainability-focused activist project including i) group description and evidence of their activist project as a digital artefact (ie as a webpage) (500 words), ii) a group evaluation of the project's impact, what worked and what could have been done differently (1000 words), iii) and individual reflection covering their own learning and development through the module including the intersection of activism and the corporate world (750 words)

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 02 May 2024