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Climate Change and Environmental Governance (977M9)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

On this module, you’ll combine different perspectives on climate change, including:

• environmental political theory
• sociology
• political science
• International Relations.

Through this, you’ll gain a nuanced view into climate change’s impact on democratic subjects, processes and institutions.

You’ll explore:

• recent and drastic environmental changes
• to what extent democratic tools and processes can address these changes
• how national and international governments act on climate change
• the promise of alternative approaches to climate politics – including civil society action and Rights for Nature.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 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 2026/27. 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.