Undergraduate Course: Sustainable Development 1a: Introducing Sustainable Development (SCIL08008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Sustainable Development 1A: Introducing Sustainable Development addresses the central problems facing us in the twenty-first century, which concern equitable access to water, food, energy, shelter and a peaceful coexistence, in the context of a destabilising climate and degradation of environmental resources. The course debates principles, concepts, contexts, issues and applications of sustainable development from interdisciplinary perspectives. Open to all students, the course starts with a short history of the principles and background to the concept of ¿sustainable development¿, and proceeds to draw on insights from politics and international relations, gender studies and demography, human geography, economic sociology, and social anthropology to unravel the multiple issues and interpretations of sustainability, its politics, and its relevance. Students will learn to think critically about what sustainability means and how it can be applied. It will encourage students to examine from the lens of sustainability the challenges that contemporary societies are being confronted with from global to local levels. It will also enable them to evaluate the changes that industrial development and technological advancement have brought about to living patterns and the environment. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
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: 168 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
165 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
*Non-assessed, but compulsory, class work
*1500 word essay (40% of total mark)
*two hour examination (60% of total mark).
Students must pass the examination to pass the course. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
Aims
This introductory course has three broad aims and four objectives:
1. It will give an introduction to the key issues, debates and challenges that our society and environment face.
2. It will encourage and allow students to think about how we might best understand and engage with these issues, debates and challenges.
3. It will examine the meanings and applications of sustainable development from a range of perspectives, understanding what these can offer and how they might be integrated together.
Objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Understand the history of the concept of ¿sustainable development¿, and the key principles upon which the concept is built.
2. Understand from the lens of sustainability the challenges that contemporary societies are being confronted with.
3. Critically appraise the ways in which sustainable development is applied, assessed and measured.
4. Appreciate the key insights and contributions from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives on sustainable development.
5. Use basic analytical and presentation skills, through guided research in preparation for assessment and tutorial presentations.
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Reading List
Preliminary readings
Dresner, S. (2008) The Principles of Sustainability London: Earthscan.
Jackson, T. (2010) Prosperity Without Growth London: Earthscan.
Students will receive a course guide with extensive readings under each lecture theme. Electronic resources will be used where available.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Sustainable Development |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Isabelle Darmon
Tel: (0131 6)51 1574
Email: Isabelle.Darmon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Andra Roston
Tel: (0131 6)50 3932
Email: Andra.Roston@ed.ac.uk |
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