Geography Single Honours (Level 1)
This module aims to provide non-specialists with a scientific context for contemporary debates about climate change. There are many myths and misunderstandings surrounding the topic of climate change and this module seeks to provide students with a scientific perspective on some of these issues. The module will provide students with basic information about climate change, global warming, and the impacts of both past and future climate change on sea level, glaciers, the oceans and terrestrial regions of the world. We will also address the ways in which styles of scientific communication, and the reporting of science in popular media, affect public understanding and peoples&© perceptions of climate change.
Demonstrate knowledge of the dynamic and contested nature of the science of global environmental change, and an ability to apply that knowledge to discussions about possible future environmental change. will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2, 3
Demonstrate an appreciation of how the understanding of environmental issues by non-scientists depends on the ways in which science is communicated and reported in different media. will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2, 3
10 hours of independent study
20 hours of set reading
50 hours directed study with online support
30 hours researching and completing online assessments
30 hours researching and completing coursework essay
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