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 | SSustainable Development 1A: Introducing Sustainable Development addresses the central problems facing us in the twenty-first century, which concern access to water, food, energy, shelter, as well as justice, 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 the perspective of different disciplines, and helps students situate themselves in these debates as well as reflect on their own stance. |
| Course description |
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 economic sociology, politics and international relations, sociology of race and ethnicity, social anthropology and human geography, 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 capitalist and 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 | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 182 |
| 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. |
| Feedback |
Students receive formative feedback on their mid-term essay within 3 weeks of the submission date, and also feedback on the end-of-term exam. They are welcome to discuss feedback with their tutorial tutor, personal tutor or the course organiser. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate their knowledge of the history of the concept of "sustainable development", and the key principles upon which the concept is built.
- Critically appraise the ways in which sustainable development is applied, assessed and measured.
- Appreciate the key insights and contributions from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives on sustainable development
- Situate themselves in Sustainable Development related debates and develop their own stance
- Use basic analytical and presentation skills.
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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 |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Sustainable Development |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Isabelle Darmon
Tel: (0131 6)51 1574
Email: Isabelle.Darmon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3932
Email: Emma.Thomson@ed.ac.uk |
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