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1. Demonstrate a broad understanding of the human causes and consequences of global environmental change
2. Understand the consequences of material arrangements on ecological outcomes
3. Understand the challenge of meeting population needs at a globally sustainable level of resource use
4. Grasp how national governments conceptualize and measure human wellbeing and understand how and why this has evolved
5. Understand the relationships between carbon-intensive consumption and human wellbeing
6. Understand the role of social policies in transitioning to a Just Ecological Society
7. Be familiar with how national economies might be transformed to prioritize human wellbeing over economic growth
We will cover the following theories and concepts;
• Theory of universal need
• Inter-and intra-generational equity
• Risk and disproportionality in outcomes
• Hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing
• Sustainable Human Wellbeing
• Emissions reductions and fair burdens
• Human Development Index
• Wellbeing economy
• Conspicuous vs vicarious consumption, leisure, and waste.
• Eco-social policies
• Degrowth and post-growth perspectives
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Specified Learning Activities | 38 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Multiple Choice Questionnaire: There will an online MCQs to be completed in Brightspace in Week 5 . The MCQ will be based on the lecture content readings and assigned listening material. | Week 5 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Attendance: In week 12 you will submit a participation log, via Brightsapce, detailing at least five specific examples of your participation in five different class sessions. | Week 12 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 5 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: There will be online MCQs to be completed in Brightspace in Week 10 . The MCQ will be based on the lecture content readings and assigned listening material. | Week 10 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Attendance: In week 7 and you will submit a participation log, via Brightsapce, detailing at least five specific examples of your participation in five different class sessions. | Week 7 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 5 |
Group Project: Groups write a 2500-word report outlining a set of policies, investments, and actions that limit global warming while equitably promoting human wellbeing. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
Group Project: Students will submit a recording of a 5-7 minute video presentation (3 slides) explaining the main findings of their report. One recording per group. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.