Postgraduate Course: Green Economics, Policy and Advocacy (BIME11013)
Course Outline
School |
School of Biomedical Sciences |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
This course will consider important environmental issues facing policy makers in the modern world challenged by the dilemmas inherent in balancing short-term economic forces with longer-term considerations of sustainability. It will empower those interested in making an impact in biodiversity and ecosystem health through advocacy
directed at policy makers in commerce, national governments and regional and international organisations. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course students will have a better understanding of the difficulties faced by policy makers in different types of organisations and how best they might be persuaded to act in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner while remaining answerable to their various constituencies. |
Assessment Information
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of
the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a
variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course
grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of
learning throughout the programme. |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Not entered |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Approximately 10-14 hours a week (includes online talks and
independent study such as reading, engaging with online
resources and assessment activities) |
Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Miss Sharron Ogle
Tel:
Email: sogle@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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