Environmental Management and Sustainable Development (L7003)

15 credits, Level 4

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore contemporary debates on environmental management and sustainable development, bridging both physical and human geography. You’ll examine the core scientific and social theories that underpin how we manage the environment and approach sustainability today.

A key focus will be on the trade-offs between the three pillars of sustainability:

• economics
• environment
• society.

You’ll explore these trade-offs in relation to real-world challenges, such as:

• climate change
• biodiversity loss
• energy use.

The module also covers various geographical scales, from global to local, while exploring different approaches to managing natural resources.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 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 2024/25. 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.