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Health and the provision of health care are important issues in our everyday lives. Many of the debates surrounding health are inherently spatial in nature and as such geographers are well placed to play an important role in informing research and providing evidence for decision making. This module aims to develop an in-depth understanding of the concepts, methods and applications involved in evaluating links between the environment and health. In this context, we define ‘environment’ in its broadest sense, incorporating aspects of the natural, built, social, economic and cultural environment, all of which we argue have a potentially important role to play in determining our health. In this module, we focus particularly on aspects of the built, social and economic environment, employing predominantly quantitative approaches to the study of environment and health. By the end of the module, students should be able to critically evaluate contemporary developments in health from a geographical perspective.

Health and the provision of health care are important issues in our everyday lives. Many of the debates surrounding health are inherently spatial in nature and as such geographers are well placed to play an important role in informing research and providing evidence for decision making. This module aims to develop an in-depth understanding of the concepts, methods and applications involved in evaluating links between the environment and health. In this context, we define ‘environment’ in its broadest sense, incorporating aspects of the natural, built, social, economic and cultural environment, all of which we argue have a potentially important role to play in determining our health. In this module, we focus particularly on aspects of the built, social and economic environment, employing predominantly quantitative approaches to the study of environment and health. By the end of the module, students should be able to critically evaluate contemporary developments in health from a geographical perspective.

Health and the provision of health care are important issues in our everyday lives. Many of the debates surrounding health are inherently spatial in nature and as such geographers are well placed to play an important role in informing research and providing evidence for decision making. This module aims to develop an in-depth understanding of the concepts, methods and applications involved in evaluating links between the environment and health. In this context, we define ‘environment’ in its broadest sense, incorporating aspects of the natural, built, social, economic and cultural environment, all of which we argue have a potentially important role to play in determining our health. In this module, we focus particularly on aspects of the built, social and economic environment, employing predominantly quantitative approaches to the study of environment and health. By the end of the module, students should be able to critically evaluate contemporary developments in health from a geographical perspective.

In an interconnected world, global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution (the 'triple planetary crisis') require, inter alia, international co-operation. Such co-operation, including through the conclusion of international treaties, has implications for national sovereignty. At the same time, domestic priorities – and their evolution – influence the interpretation and implementation of international commitments. For example, in the context of climate change, the UK became the first country to set binding emission reduction targets, via national legislation, in response to international commitments. On the other hand, planned (national) developments in the energy and transport sectors, considered beneficial for job creation, energy security and investment, are apparently at odds with the country’s climate change commitments - also highlighting tensions between the socio-economic and environmental pillars of sustainable development, respectively.

Against this background, the Environment, Sustainability and International Law module will explore sustainable development, a key concept underpinning international environmental law, and to which all UN member states have committed, but which has proven contentious in practice. Using environment- and sustainability-related case studies, the module will focus on developing understanding of how law is shaped, including through the interaction between priorities and commitments at different levels of government. In so doing, the module also provides an introduction to concepts and issues that will be encountered in later parts of the degree.

In an interconnected world, global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution (the 'triple planetary crisis') require, inter alia, international co-operation. Such co-operation, including through the conclusion of international treaties, has implications for national sovereignty. At the same time, domestic priorities – and their evolution – influence the interpretation and implementation of international commitments. For example, in the context of climate change, the UK became the first country to set binding emission reduction targets, via national legislation, in response to international commitments. On the other hand, planned (national) developments in the energy and transport sectors, considered beneficial for job creation, energy security and investment, are apparently at odds with the country’s climate change commitments - also highlighting tensions between the socio-economic and environmental pillars of sustainable development, respectively.

Against this background, the Environment, Sustainability and International Law module will explore sustainable development, a key concept underpinning international environmental law, and to which all UN member states have committed, but which has proven contentious in practice. Using environment- and sustainability-related case studies, the module will focus on developing understanding of how law is shaped, including through the interaction between priorities and commitments at different levels of government. In so doing, the module also provides an introduction to concepts and issues that will be encountered in later parts of the degree.

This module examines current topics in environmental and engineering geology – the practical application of geoscience principles in the solving of environmental and engineering problems. Through a mix of lecture, discussion and practical sessions, you will cover various aspects of environmental geochemistry and radioactivity, hydrology/hydrogeology, and engineering geology and show how the interconnections between these and other academic areas (oceanography, biology, geography, geomorphology, civil engineering etc.) allow the better understanding and management of major and complex contemporary issues such as Nuclear Decommissioning, Water Resource, Offshore Renewable Energy Development, Carbon Capture and Storage, Urban Regeneration, Waste Management, Public Health and Environmental Protection. The module develops a range of wider skills relevant to employers, including numeracy and analysis skills, problem solving and group working.

This module examines current topics in environmental and engineering geology – the practical application of geoscience principles in the solving of environmental and engineering problems. Through a mix of lecture, discussion and practical sessions, you will cover various aspects of environmental geochemistry and radioactivity, hydrology/hydrogeology, and engineering geology and show how the interconnections between these and other academic areas (oceanography, biology, geography, geomorphology, civil engineering etc.) allow the better understanding and management of major and complex contemporary issues such as Nuclear Decommissioning, Water Resource, Offshore Renewable Energy Development, Carbon Capture and Storage, Urban Regeneration, Waste Management, Public Health and Environmental Protection. The module develops a range of wider skills relevant to employers, including numeracy and analysis skills, problem solving and group working.

This module examines current topics in environmental and engineering geology – the practical application of geoscience principles in the solving of environmental and engineering problems. Through a mix of lecture, discussion and practical sessions, you will cover various aspects of environmental geochemistry and radioactivity, hydrology/hydrogeology, and engineering geology and show how the interconnections between these and other academic areas (oceanography, biology, geography, geomorphology, civil engineering etc.) allow the better understanding and management of major and complex contemporary issues such as Nuclear Decommissioning, Water Resource, Offshore Renewable Energy Development, Carbon Capture and Storage, Urban Regeneration, Waste Management, Public Health and Environmental Protection. The module develops a range of wider skills relevant to employers, including numeracy and analysis skills, problem solving and group working.

There is now an overwhelming scientific and political consensus that climate change is occurring as a result of human activity and that there is an urgent need for action to address the causes and effects of this. This module will consider the place of film, television, and digital media in this global crisis and ask what we, as film students and scholars, can contribute to ongoing debates and initiatives.

Cinema is inextricably linked with the exploitation of fossil fuels, the modernity they supported, and the resulting environmental impact. While fossil fuels had been consumed for hundreds of years before the arrival of moving image technology, the twentieth century saw an exponential growth in energy consumption, and especially the turn towards petroleum usage. Like any industry, cinema and television consume resources in its production and consumption. Yet cinema has also shaped our understanding and use of natural resources. Nature programmes construct our idea of what the environment is. Advertising promotes consumption. Narrative fictions can likewise glamourise products, lifestyles and behaviours, or depict the catastrophic effects of climate change. Cinema is used as a tool within many industries for scientific and educational purposes. New media have also been adopted by activists and politicians to enact change.

This module will provide an opportunity to examine these myriad relationships and impacts between cinematic media and the environment. It will look at familiar narrative feature films from this new perspective and introduce new examples and types of moving image practice and their aesthetic models. It will encourage students to explore interdisciplinary understandings of media and their role in the world.

There is now an overwhelming scientific and political consensus that climate change is occurring as a result of human activity and that there is an urgent need for action to address the causes and effects of this. This module will consider the place of film, television, and digital media in this global crisis and ask what we, as film students and scholars, can contribute to ongoing debates and initiatives.

Cinema is inextricably linked with the exploitation of fossil fuels, the modernity they supported, and the resulting environmental impact. While fossil fuels had been consumed for hundreds of years before the arrival of moving image technology, the twentieth century saw an exponential growth in energy consumption, and especially the turn towards petroleum usage. Like any industry, cinema and television consume resources in its production and consumption. Yet cinema has also shaped our understanding and use of natural resources. Nature programmes construct our idea of what the environment is. Advertising promotes consumption. Narrative fictions can likewise glamourise products, lifestyles and behaviours, or depict the catastrophic effects of climate change. Cinema is used as a tool within many industries for scientific and educational purposes. New media have also been adopted by activists and politicians to enact change.

This module will provide an opportunity to examine these myriad relationships and impacts between cinematic media and the environment. It will look at familiar narrative feature films from this new perspective and introduce new examples and types of moving image practice and their aesthetic models. It will encourage students to explore interdisciplinary understandings of media and their role in the world.