Postgraduate Course: Climate Change Science and Policy (CMSE11146)
Course Outline
School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
Summary | The 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 |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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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-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 30,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
115 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
60 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
* Exam (40%)
* Individual essay (60%) |
Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
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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
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | CCSP |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mr Francisco Ascui
Tel: (0131 6)50 8343
Email: Francisco.Ascui@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Malgorzata Litwinska
Tel: (0131 6)51 3028
Email: Maggie.Litwinska@ed.ac.uk |
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