Geography

Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

Module code: L7003
Level 4
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture
Assessment modes: Computer based exam

On this module, you’ll explore core ideas that define the ways in which the environment and sustainability are dealt with in real-world policy and practice.

You’ll learn from faculty with extensive experience of working with regional, national and international organisations. Our teaching introduces you to the key thinkers and ideas that fundamentally frame how global policy approaches are framed. And we guide you in developing a critical approach to evaluating these ideas in practice.

You’ll develop an understanding of this contemporary field, ready for your future career. 

Module learning outcomes

• Understand key conceptual perspectives on the relationship between, and the potential to achieve environmental, social and economic sustainability.
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of potential trade-offs and complementarities between achieving environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability.
• Articulate the implications of climate change and biodiversity loss for humanity’s potential for achieving sustainable development.
• Apply key module concepts to a range of ‘real world’ and practical applications.