Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POC2114: Green Politics in Theory and Practice

This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.

Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.

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:

An introduction to green political thought

The social construction of the environmental and climate emergency

The science-policy nexus

Environmental racism

Sustainable development

The policy tool-box

Environmental policy-making in Britain

Environmental policy-making in the EU

UN environmental conferences / country positions

UN environment conference simulation

Environmental movements

Green Parties

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
25	125

...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 Seminars
Scheduled learning and teaching	3	Simulation 1 x 3 hours
Guided independent study	45	Reading to prepare for seminars

Guided independent study	25	Preparation of country position for simulation negotiation
Guided independent study	55	Writing reflective report on the simulation process and outcomes

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).