Module SOC2129 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC2129: Climate Change in Global and Local Perspectives
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to help students understand climate change as a social, economic, and political problem, in terms of both the causes and consequences of global heating. You will be introduced to a range of social scientific approaches to the study of climate change, from political ecology and anthropology to history, archaeology and sociology. You will then apply these analytical tools to a range of cross-cultural examples to explore the diverse ways in which humans understand and respond to climate change.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate familiarity with the major contemporary social scientific approaches to the study of climate change 2. Show an understanding of a broad range of cross-cultural climate impacts and responses of local communities |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Show an understanding of key concepts in social scientific approaches to climate change, e.g. climate justice, traditional ecological knowledge, mitigation and adaptation, sustainability, Anthropocene, climate denial 4. Evaluate key concepts related to climate change |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Communicate effectively in written and oral form 6. Conduct research on a topic and organize findings in written form in a compelling manner |
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:
climate justice
traditional ecological knowledge
climate denial
government policy
scientific models
extreme weather events.
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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22 | 128 |
...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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Schedule Learning and Teaching Activity | 22 | Weekly 2-hour lectures/seminars or 1 hour lecture + 1 hour seminar. |
Guided Independent Study | 40 | Weekly reading for seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 60 | Essay writing and research |
Guided Independent Study | 28 | Film watching and writing review |
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 |
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Essay outline | 500 words | 1-6 | Written |
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 |
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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 |
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Essay | 65 | 2,000 words | 1-6 | Written |
Film Review | 35 | 1,000 words | 1-6 | Written |
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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 |
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Essay | Essay (2,000 words) | 1-6 | August/September re-assessment period |
Film Review | Film Review (1000 words) | 1-6 | August/September reassessment period |