SD3S114 - Society and the Environment 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 0
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | SD3S114 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Society and the Environment | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Module Leader: | Wendy Booth | ||
| Module Team: | David Phillips, | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2024 | Final Year of Intake: | 2029 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100628 - social theory | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 0 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2024 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2030 |
Module Aims
his aim of this module is to explore relationships between human societies and the physical environments that they inhabit, including by combining both theoretical and empirical perspectives.
The objectives of this module are:
Describe and analyse key contemporary issues/problems and the emerging policy landscape.
Explore issues such as climate change, food and energy systems, consumerism and bio-diversity loss.
Examine the conceptual frameworks and tools which inform and underpin policy development (e.g. Sustainable Development, Eco-systems Goods and Services, Ecological Footprinting and the Anthropocene)
Consider policy development, including in Wales
Content Summary
As one of the first countries on the planet to commit itself to sustainable development, there will be an inevitable focus on the specific development of policy in Wales. However, these developments will be explored within the context of both international policy development and more locally rooted responses developed by activists within the third sector
For the first formative assessment the students will be required to complete their own personal ecological footprint (this will then be analysed for the summative assessment). For the second formative assessment the students will be required to identify a particular policy or area of policy relating to sustainable development. They will then analyse this for their summative assessment.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 20 |
| Demonstration/Conference | 20 |
| Independent Study | 88 |
| Directed Study (Including online independent learning) | 72 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Analyse and discuss key concepts in social theory of the environment |
| LO2 | Evaluate how environmental challenges arise and are responded to in contemporary society |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | Complete a personal ecological footprint and report on it | 0 | 1500 | 40 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Essay 1 | Evaluate a policy or policy context | 0 | 2500 | 60 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Report 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Essay 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |