Postgraduate Course: Green Economics, Policy and Advocacy (BIME11013)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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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.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sharron Ogle
Tel:
Email: sogle@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 5470
Email: Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk |
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