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NS6302: Climate Change
| Module Title | Climate Change |
|---|---|
| Module Code | NS6302 |
| Module Tutor | Frank Chambers |
| School | Natural and Social Sciences |
| CAT Points | 15 |
| Level of Study | 6 |
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Co-requisites | None |
| Restrictions | Cannot be counted with GEO305 |
| Brief Description | Climate change‘ lies at the forefront of public awareness of science, but its meaning is often misunderstood or misapplied. Studies of past climate change are inter-disciplinary. This module aims to provide a rigorous background to the current and widespread concerns over "global warming" by examining past climates, so as to place the concerns and future-climate scenarios in a longer-term context. |
| Indicative Syllabus | Extrinsic and intrinsic forcing factors on climate Magnitude, rate and direction of past and future climate shifts Contextualising contemporary and recent observations of climate changeClimate models: construction, use and validation |
| Learning Outcomes | A student passing this module should be able to: 1. how a scholarly appreciation of the importance of past climatic change in underpinning the scientific debate on future climate change 2. Have gained and consolidated a scientific and philosophical underpinning of 'uncertainty' in the context of climate change 3. Demonstrate a critical academic awareness and comprehension of natural climate oscillations as the background to climate models that incorporate anthropogenic forcing 4. Have developed an informed scholarly position in relation to the current concerns over climate change 5. Review critically and consolidate lines of evidence from up-to-date research papers in a coherent and cogent form 6. Have enhanced their critical and lateral thinking skills |
| Learning and Teaching Activities | Scheduled Contact Hours: 36 Independent Learning Hours: 114 |
| Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide) | 001: 50% Coursework: Individual, standard written: 1500 words or equivalent 002: 50% Written Exam: End of year, unseen, closed book: 1.00 hours |
| Special Assessment Requirements | |
| Indicative Resources | The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide. |
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