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Postgraduate Course: Culture, Ethics & Environment (PGGE11058)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/MSc/EnvirSust.html Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis introductory, inter-disciplinary course explores whether an understanding of our cultural and ethical assumptions can provide for better decision-making than technical and managerial analyses of environmental issues alone. We typically draw on introductory material in: environmental anthropology; animal and environmental ethics; ecological economics; human ecology and community activism; and the sociology and practice of environmental education. Experts in these areas from across the university and beyond teach the course. The course is designed to introduce a wide range of perspectives for students with backgrounds in the natural sciences, arts, or specialist social sciences. Students with backgrounds in wider or integrated social sciences should consider the familiarity of the range of topics and the intended depth of coverage with care.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed:
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  30
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information 10 weekly seminars of 2-4 hours duration, each assuming up to 4 hours prior reading and/or group preparation. Further reading and two written assignments of 2,000 and 3,000 words length.
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 40, Revision Session Hours 40, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 116 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
(1) Introductory understandings of anthropology, ethics and education in the context of environmental discourses.

(2) Introductory knowledge of anthropological and educational case studies

(3) Reflection upon the relationship between our own culture and education in relation to environmental ethics

(4) Widening of perspectives on environmental issues
Assessment Information
2 x coursework essays only
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsCulture, Ethics and Environment - Environment, Ethics and Anthropology
Contacts
Course organiserDr John Harries
Tel: (0131 6)50 4051
Email: j.harries@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Christine Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4866
Email: Christine.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
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