module
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC2129: Climate Change in Global and Local Perspectives
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 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: | |
|---|---|
| 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 |