Politics
Global Sustainability Challenges
Module POC3143 for 2022/3
Module POC3143 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC3143: Global Sustainability Challenges
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Global policy challenges
- Governance theoretical frameworks
- Sustainable development - conceptual and policy responses
- An overview of the MDGs, SDGs and critical targets
- Eradicating poverty and hunger
- Improving health
- Ensuring access to clean water
- Promoting clean energy
- Creating sustainable cities
- Preserving the oceans
- Climate action
Lesson-drawing on policy responses
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminar |
| Guided Independent Study | 58 | Directed reading |
| Guided Independent Study | 10 | To complete the formative research poster proposal |
| Guided Independent Study | 30 | To complete the poster |
| Guided Independent Study | 30 | To complete the policy memo |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
