The Science of Climate Change (837F8)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

On this module, you will gain an overview of the scientific basis of climate change, recognising that you may have a non-scientific academic background.

The module covers:

• the physical principles of the natural and anthropogenic drivers of climate variability and change
• the evidence from the historical period including attribution of climate changes
• future climate projections
• the key information relevant to policy in mitigation and adaptation.

You'll get to go on a deep-dive into the science informing specific policy-relevant challenges.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 49 hours of contact time and about 251 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.