Political Ecology and Environmental Justice (013IDS)

30 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

This module introduces the concepts of environmental justice and political ecology, examining:

• theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding the relationship between environmental change and social (in)justice
• the role of political ecology as a public-facing discipline engaging with activism and social movements.

The module is structured into three sections:

• Weeks 1-3: theoretical insights of political ecology and environmental justice
• Weeks 4-5: workshops on communication techniques and groupwork on student assessments
• Weeks 6-9: case studies and guest speakers discussing current political ecological concerns.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 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.