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Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3077: Global Environmental Politics and Policy

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

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:

Introduction to Global Environmental Politics and Policy

• What are global environmental politics & policy?
• Conflicting views of the (global) environmental problematique 

Domestic Determinants: Global Environmental Politics “On the Ground”

• Environmental values & attitudes
• Environmental behaviour
• Social activism & environmental movements
• Electoral politics & the environment: are “green” parties the answer?
• The political economy of global environmental policy

International Determinants: Cooperating on Global Environmental Policies

• Setting the stage: world politics & international cooperation
• International environmental regimes
• Non-state actors in global environmental politics: IGOs, NGOs, and Secretariats
• Are international environmental regimes the answer?

Environmental Issues

• Case Study 1: Persistent organic pollutants
• Case Study 2: Global warming

Learning and Teaching

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

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

Online Resources

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

Statistical software resources

• Institute for Digital Research and Education's “Resources to help you learn R" page at www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/r/
• Code School's “Try R” short course at http://tryr.codeschool.com/  
• Quick R website at http://www.statmethods.net  

Other Learning Resources

Documentaries

This section provides a handful of documentaries on environmental issues discussed in class. While far from exhaustive, these videos provide a useful starting point for understanding the difficulties (and opportunities) associated with solving global environmental problems.

• Climate of Doubt." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/climate-of-doubt/
• The Inconvenient Truth." http://www.takepart.com/an-inconvenient-truth/film
• The 11th Hour." http://www.11thhourfilm.com/11th-hour-film-documentary.htm
• Crude." http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/crude-real-price-of-oil/
• The End of the Line." http://endoftheline.com/
• A Fierce Green Fire." http://www.afiercegreenfire.com/
• Who Killed the Electric Car?" http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/
• Trashed." http://www.trashedfilm.com/

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.

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.

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

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.

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