Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
On completion of this degree, you will have knowledge and understanding of:
- the complex interrelationships between societal (social, political, economic, cultural and ethical) and biophysical aspects of environmental issues
- the contribution of social science concepts and theories to an interdisciplinary understanding of environmental issues
- the spatial and temporal dimensions of environmental issues including the distributed causes and uneven consequences of environmental change, and the different scales at which responses to environmental issues take place
- the societal challenges of responding to the uncertainties of and different perspectives on environmental change.
Cognitive skills
On completion of this degree, you will be able to:
- interpret, analyse, and critically evaluate evidence of and arguments about environmental issues from a range of relevant sources, including recognising the possible limitations of those sources
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key environmental studies theories, concepts, and principles
- deploy a conceptual understanding of environmental studies in order to appropriately solve a range of problems and to devise and sustain appropriate arguments
- select and apply appropriate methods and techniques to review, consolidate, and extend knowledge and understanding of environmental issues.
Practical and/or professional skills
On completion of this degree, you will be able to:
- recognise and critically evaluate personal views and engage the views of others with respect
- demonstrate the skills of autonomous learning
- reflect on the process of learning to evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses
- identify and work towards targets for personal, academic, and career development.
Key skills
On completion of this degree, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:
- accurately and effectively communicate, formally and informally, information about environmental issues to a variety of audiences
- select, assess, and exploit a wide range of digital practices (including tools and resources) to find, use, create and share data relevant to environmental issues
- plan, conduct, and present a supervised independent investigation of an environmental issue.
- work effectively with others in group situations to achieve joint outcomes.
Teaching, learning and assessment methods
You will learn independently, using the following types of study material, provided by us:
- printed teaching materials
- online materials (including textual, multimedia assets, and interactive resources)
We will support your learning with:
- self-assessment questions and exercises, included in the teaching texts and online materials
- feedback and guidance from a tutor
- tutorials, revision and day-schools
- email and online discussion forums
- online study guides
- tailored support for each form of assessment, via a combination of the above methods.
We will assess your learning with:
- tutor-marked assignments (TMAs)
- interactive computer-marked assignments (iCMAs)
- formal examinations
- end-of-module assessments (EMAs).