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Postgraduate Course: Climate Change Science and Policy (CMSE11146)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits15 ECTS Credits7.5
SummaryThe course aims to introduce the underlying science of human-induced and naturally-occurring climate change. It examines predictive models of climate change and projected impacts. It also explores the politics and economics of climate change and policy responses at different scales.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 30, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 115 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 40 %, Coursework 60 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) * Exam (40%)
* Individual essay (60%)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)2:00
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, students should have:
* A high-level understanding of projected climate change impacts and adaptation at global, national and local scales
* Familiarity with climate prediction models, feedback processes and uncertainties
* An understanding of the history and context of international climate change negotiations, and the relationship between international negotiations and regional, national and local action
* An appreciation of the costs and benefits of climate change impacts, adaptation and response measures, market failures and possible solutions
* An understanding of the relationship between climate change science, policy and economics.

Cognitive Skills
After completing this course, students should be able to:
* Critically evaluate press coverage of climate change science and policy issues
* Think analytically about the financial and strategic implications of climate change for business
* Critically evaluate alternative policy approaches to climate change
* Conceptualise key strategic considerations associated with climate change
* Cooperate with others from different professional, educational and cultural backgrounds to produce group analysis and present the results of group work

Subject-Specific Skills
After completing this course, students should be able to:
* Understand new developments in climate change science and policy, and evaluate the implications for business
* Understand the source and nature of uncertainties in climate change science, and the implications for climate policy
* Be able to understand, speak and write the language of climate change science and policy
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsCCSP
Contacts
Course organiserMr Francisco Ascui
Tel: (0131 6)50 8343
Email: Francisco.Ascui@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Malgorzata Litwinska
Tel: (0131 6)51 3028
Email: Maggie.Litwinska@ed.ac.uk
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