ENVP40020 European Environmental Policy

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module will introduce through a fieldtrip and online material, the background and context to EU Environmental Policy. It will cover environmental legislation and the specific articles in the treaties that cover the environmental area, e.g. Single European Act, Lisbon Treaty etc. It will examine where the EU is leading the way in global terms in relation to Green Policy initiatives, particularly climate change, including commitments under treaties such as the Kyoto protocol and Paris agreement. It will examine the implementation of EU Environmental Policy and outline some specific case studies. There will be a review of the types of policy instruments that are employed in relation to EU Environmental Policy such as regulation, market-based instruments (e.g. EU Emissions Trading Scheme) and informational devices.

NOTE: Learning material is delivered online via prerecorded lectures. Students will visit the EU Institutions in Brussels in March.

Spring trimester field class dates*
Field trip: Brussels – 12th – 14th March 2024

*Please note students are required to travel to Brussels (dates cannot be changed).
*In the event field classes cannot run, the field trip will be replaced with virtual classes or exercises.
*Non-EU students who require a visa for travel to Belgium are advised to apply as early as possible (6 months) in advance of the fieldtrip

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the origins of EU Environmental Policy
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the status of the environment in the treaties
• Demonstrate knowledge of policy instruments that can be employed in relation to Environmental Policy in the EU
• Demonstrate where the EU is leading the way in global terms in relation to Green Policy initiatives, such as climate change.
• Discuss the implementation of EU Environmental Policy
• Develop self-directed learning skills.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Conversation Class

4
Field Trip/External Visits

30
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Online Learning

16
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The key teaching and learning approaches used in this module include online lectures, reflective writing and task-based learning. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
European Environmental Policy (PEP40560)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Individual assignment Varies over the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

40
Fieldwork: Guided field trip exercises Unspecified n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

50
Journal: A reflective summary of learning during the fieldtrip Unspecified n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

10

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be delivered on the individual component assignment.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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