Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POC2114: Green Politics in Theory and Practice

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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:

An introduction to green political thought

The social construction of environmental issues

The science-policy nexus

The challenges of managing the commons

Sustainable development

The policy tool-box

Environmental policy-making in Britain

Environmental policy-making in the EU

UN environmental conferences / country positions

UN environment conference simulation

Environmental movements

Green Parties

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
25	125

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

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching	22	11 x 2 hour Seminars
Scheduled learning and teaching	3	Simulation 1 x 3 hours
Guided independent study	45	Reading to prepare for seminars
Guided independent study	30	Preparation and writing of essay
Guided independent study	25	Preparation of country position for simulation negotiation
Guided independent study	25	Writing reflective report on the simulation process and outcomes

Online Resources

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

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Group presentation on an assigned reading	15 minutes	1,3,6	Verbal
Draft position statement for negotiations	1 page of bullet-pointed comments	2,4,5	Verbal

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Written essay	50	2,000 words	1,3,5	Written (individual) and verbal (generic)
Reflective write-up of simulation	50	3,000 words	2,4,6	Written (individual) and verbal (generic)
	0
	0
	0
	0

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Written essay	Essay, 2,000-words	1,3,5	Summer reassessment period
Reflective write-up of simulation (UN environmental policy-making discussion paper)	Report based on secondary sources,3,000-words	2,4,6	Summer reassessment period