Module POC1020 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC1020: Global Environmental Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
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:
Globalization and the environment
Environmental goals and values
International environmental regimes
State-led and global environmental governance
Non-state global environmental governance
Trade and the environment
Environmental movements
Environment and the media
Learning and Teaching
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 |
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26.5 | 123.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 16.5 | Eleven 1.5 hour lectures (starting from week 1). It encourages collaborative work and presentations. Some topics will be introduced with a film. |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 10 | Weekly tutorials (1 hour) from week 2 |
Guided Independent Study | 44 | Writing up essays |
Guided Independent Study | 79.5 | A variety of independent study tasks directed by your module leader including, for example, preparing for group presentations and undertaking wider reading. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
European Environment Agency website http://www.eea.eu.int/
International Institute for Sustainable Development http://www.iisd.ca/
Third World Network http://twnside.org.sg/
News and analysis of international environmental issues, with a special focus on China http://www.chinadialogue.net/
Convention on biodiversity http://www.cbd.int/
UN Convention to combat desertification http://www.unccd.int/