Global Climate Change (L7030)
15 credits, Level 5
Autumn teaching
On this module, you'll explore climate change from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining climate science with political, psychological and innovative aspects. You'll examine:
- evidence of climate change, including natural and human influences
- climate impacts and how future scenarios are simulated based on human actions
- film studies on climate change, developing a critical approach to evaluating claims with supporting evidence.
You'll be introduced to tools for analysing climate data, including the online KNMI platform.
Teaching
64%: Lecture (Film, Lecture)
12%: Practical (Practical, Workshop)
24%: Seminar
Assessment
40%: Coursework (Essay, Group presentation)
60%: Examination (Computer-based examination)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 32 hours of contact time and about 118 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.