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Climate change: Impacts and Adaptation (838F8)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

This module explores critical questions about climate change adaptation. What are the impacts of exceeding 1.5°C warming? How should countries adapt, and who should bear the costs?

This module takes a big-picture look at how the world is adapting to climate change, using ideas from different fields of study. It focuses on fairness and justice while exploring:

• how climate change affects us at different levels of global warming and the risks involved
• how decisions are made when the future is uncertain and practical strategies to adapt in areas like health, water, and ecosystems
• key policies and actions for adaptation, including the role of international organizations like the UN, funding for climate solutions, and addressing the losses and damage caused by climate change.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 45 hours of contact time and about 255 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.