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Qualification and Programme Title
B.A. History with Year in Sustainability Full-time
Programme Code
765I
Delivery Location
Campus
Language of Study
English
Length of Programme
3 Year(s)
Accreditations
This programme has no outside accreditations
Aims of the Programme
Understanding climate and environmental change, how we address its causes, how we live with and respond to its impacts, and how we find sustainable solutions to our use of Earth’s resources and impacts of planetary systems, is one of the most pressing issues facing humanity. This one-year programme aims to introduce environmentally motivated students studying in a range of disciplines to the core concepts of environmental change and sustainability, from the perspective of planetary processes and environments impacts, and in terms of developing sustainable solutions to present-day challenges. In an increasingly globalised world, it is of paramount importance that we are able to develop sustainable and interdisciplinary approaches across management of energy, natural resources, food security, biodiversity, ecology, and natural hazards.
Tackling themes across environmental sustainability requires a broad and interdisciplinary approach, and a working knowledge of Earth and Environmental processes and the intersection of human pressures on ecological systems. This one year of study meets this need by providing students with a broad foundation in Earth and Environmental Science and Biosciences, giving the student a working introduction to sustainability challenges alongside a range of transferable cross-disciplinary skills that will support students’ skills and careers irrespective of discipline. The constituent modules introduce the necessary understanding and skills to address the challenges posed by global environmental change and aim to take an interdisciplinary and practical approach.
Graduates who have added this additional year to their existing programme will enter their final year with a different perspective on their core studies and will be equipped for a wider range of graduate employment.
The aims above are relevant to the Year in Sustainability. Aims for the main subject can be found against the standard version of this programme
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
1. Interactions within the Earth System, from the basis of geological, environmental, ecological and biological processes
2. Methods of environmental observation, data recording and analysis
3. Earth structure and composition, processes governing the distribution of resources, of the use and sustainability of natural resources and the geoenvironmental implications of resource extraction
The Learning Outcomes above are relevant to the Year in Sustainability. Learning Outcomes for the main subject can be found against the standard version of this programme
1. Lectures, Tutorials, Exercise classes, Practical work, Independent study supported by online resources.
2. Lectures, Tutorials, Exercise classes, Practical work, Independent study supported by online resources
The Learning and Teaching methods above are relevant to the Year in Sustainability. Learning and Teaching methods for the main subject can be found against the standard version of this programme
1. Examinations, Coursework
2. Examinations, Coursework, Reports
3. Examinations, Coursework, Reports
The Assessment Methods above are relevant to the Year in Sustainability. Assessment Methods for the main subject can be found against the standard version of this programme
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
1. The physiology of organisms and their adaptations to environments through the process of Evolution. The interactions of organisms with each other and the environment in ecosystems.
2. The value and services provided by organisms and ecosystems, in both natural and artificial situations delivering ecosystem services. the impact of climate change and the need for conservation to deliver sustainability
3. Sustainable approaches to energy and resource use that address issues around global environmental change, biodiversity and climate change.
4. The intersection of societal pressures and natural processes, and the relationship between resource use, governance, and global change
5. Global development from the perspective of global environmental change and sustainable development goals
The Learning Outcomes above are relevant to the Year in Sustainability. Learning Outcomes for the main subject can be found against the standard version of this programme
1. Lectures, Tutorials, Practical work, Independent study supported by online resources
2. Lectures, Tutorials, Practical work, Independent study supported by online resources
3. Lectures, Tutorials, Exercise classes, Practical work, Projects, Independent study
4. Lectures, Tutorials, Exercise classes, Practical work, Projects, Independent study
5. Lectures, Tutorials, Exercise classes, Practical work, Projects, Independent study
The Learning and Teaching methods above are relevant to the Year in Sustainability. Learning and Teaching methods for the main subject can be found against the standard version of this programme
The Assessment Methods above are relevant to the Year in Sustainability. Assessment Methods for the main subject can be found against the standard version of this programme
