Legal and Policy Landscapes

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Identifying and working towards targets for personal, academic and career development
• Evaluating performance as an individual and a team member
• Communicating appropriately to a variety of audiences in written, verbal and graphical forms
• Recognising and respecting the views and opinions of other team members
• Using the internet critically as a means of communication and a source of information
• Identifying individual and collective goals and responsibilities and performing in a manner appropriate to these roles
• Developing an adaptable and flexible approach to study and work
• Developing the skills necessary for self-managed and lifelong learning (e.g. working independently, time management and organisation skills)
• Receiving and responding to a variety of information sources (e.g. textual, numerical, verbal, graphical)

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Recognising and using subject-specific theories, paradigms, concepts and principles
• Analysing, synthesising and summarising information critically, including prior research
• Recognising the moral and ethical issues of investigations and appreciating the need for professional codes of conduct
• Applying knowledge and understanding to complex and multidimensional problems in familiar and unfamiliar contexts

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The need for both a multi-disciplinary and an interdisciplinary approach in advancing knowledge and understanding of Earth systems, drawing, as appropriate, from the natural and the social sciences
• The contribution of environmental science to debate on environmental issues and how knowledge of these forms the basis for informed concern about the Earth and its people
• The applicability of environmental science to the world of work
• The terminology, nomenclature and classification systems used in environmental science
• Issues concerning the availability and sustainability of resources, for example, the different value sets relating to the Earth's resources as commodities and/or heritage
• The contribution of environmental science to the development of knowledge of the world we live in

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Planning, conducting, and reporting on environmental investigations, including the use of secondary data
• Referencing work in an appropriate manner

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.