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ESC-10105 - Module Specification
School of Life Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2026/27 Last Updated: 17 March 2026

ESC-10105 - Applied Environment and Sustainability
Coordinator: Adam Moolna Tel: +44 1782 7 34115
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 734414

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

ESC-10102

Description for 2026/27

Understanding and managing environmental issues, from global to local scales, requires multiple disciplines and interdisciplinary approaches for effective action. We will evaluate some of the main environmental, ecological, and sustainability problems that society faces and how can we address them. Students will develop report writing skills applied in an assessed fieldwork report.

Aims
This module aims to introduce and foster the development of core knowledge and understanding of a range of skills and techniques that are relevant to interdisciplinary study and workplace practice for environment and sustainability. Students will develop an awareness of the nature, causes and scope of environment and sustainability issues, with experience and understanding of key approaches as applied in the workplace and in the search for solutions to problems and controversies.

Intended Learning Outcomes

discuss a range of environment and sustainability issues drawing on different disciplines and conceptual arguments from the literature: 1
communicate and explain ideas and arguments in a range of formats including academic writing: 1
employ a range of laboratory, field, and desk-based techniques to collect, synthesize, evaluate, and present environmental (ecological, chemical, geological, geographic, social) data: 1
discuss the role of interdisciplinary approaches in environmental disciplines: 1

Study hours

24 hours active learning hours =
6 hours: 3x 2 hour fieldwork sessions
8 hours: 8x 1 hour lectures
8 hours: 4x 2 hour workshops
2 hours: 1x 2 hour structured self-guided sessions
126 independent study hours =
72 hours: 12x 6 hours per week of independent study aligned to weekly sessions
54 hours: assessment work

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 100%
Fieldwork Report
Report presenting an evidenced assessment of soils and habitats using data from fieldwork sessions (2,000 words)

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. 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/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 17 March 2026