Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POC3095: Environmental Knowledge Controversies

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 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:

 

Part One: Key Concepts and Frameworks

  • Scientific paradigms
  • Social constructionism
  • The sociology of science
  • The science-policy nexus

Part Two: Applied Case Studies (possible examples are given, below)

  • Climate change
  • Bees and neo-nicotinoids
  • Biodiversity/conservation
  • Land use disputes

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
201300

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity2010 x 2 hour seminars
Guided Independent Study38.53.5 hours preparing for each seminar
Guided Independent Study (small group work)91.5Assesment preparation

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).