Unit name | Environmental Economics |
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Unit code | EFIM30004 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Birdi |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
EFIM20033 Intermediate Microeconomics AND |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | School of Economics |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Why is this unit important?
Environmental concern has become increasingly prominent as a matter for public debate and policy. Sustainable development, pollution, climate change and the exploitation of renewable and non-renewable resources are fundamentally resource allocation problems on which economics has much to say.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit will address these real world environmental problems by building on microeconomic theory and quantitative methods from the first and second year.
Unit aims
Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the unit, students should
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of large and small group classes, supported by online resources.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark
Project (2,500 words) (100%) based around one or more contemporary environmental issues. 2500 words
When assessment does not go to plan
Normally, there are no opportunities for reassessment in final year units. Where students are taking this as a non final-year unit, as part of an MSci, students would submit a project (100%) as a reassessment.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.