“By creating we think, by living we learn” Patrick Geddes
The Environmental Sustainability modules listed below will be offered in academic year 2012-2013. Please note that the modules listed may be subject to change and that final module selection will depend on academic approval of your module choice at both the point of application and the academic advising session before Matriculation.
30 credits, Semester 2
This option deals with topics which are at the cutting edge of sustainable development policy and practice, including Environmental Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment.
30 credits, Semester 1
This module examines a number of aspects of environmental legislation including ethics and aspects and impacts of the major types of pollution and Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC). It also provides students with an insight into environmental management theory and practices as applied to the corporate sector, examines the basic theories of industrial ecology, and includes study visits to companies that have adopted environmental management systems.
30 credits, Semester 2
This module provides an understanding of the nature of environmental change and the methods used for reconstructing past environments. In particular it considers interactions between people and the geological environment.
60 credits, year long
This module introduces students to the importance of research, develops skills in observation, measurement and reporting, and gives practical experience in modern field techniques.
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