Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2110: Environmental Politics and Policy

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level 5
Credits 15 ECTS Value 7.5
Term(s) and duration

This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks)

Academic staff

Professor Duncan Russel (Convenor)

Pre-requisites

none

Co-requisites

none

Available via distance learning

No

Environmental issues continue to be one of the key – and fiercely contested – areas of policy formation and political debate in today’s society, as concerns widen over the severity and speed of environmental change as a consequence of human activities. In this module you will have the opportunity to explore the complex political processes surrounding environmental science, politics and policy; and investigate how these issues are contested and at times decided in today’s fast moving mass media and wider public sphere.  In so doing, you will learn about the historical development of environmental movements and green political thought. Throughout the module, we will engage with contemporary debates about environmental politics by interrogating claims and counter claims made in mass media coverage; and to critique the latest policy developments. There are no pre-requisites for the module, but it is recommended that you have a good background in politics, international relations and/or human geography to ensure successful completion.

Module created

23/01/2018

Last revised

05/02/2019