- Department: Environment and Geography
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: H
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
This module explores cutting edge research being conducted by staff in our department. Every week, a member of staff will introduce you to their research and provide you the opportunity to experience it further in an interactive seminar. In addition, students will learn about and tour the world leading research facilities at the University of York.
Pre-requisites:
Environmental Chemistry (Yr1)
Ecological Principles (Yr 1)
Our Dynamic Earth (Yr 1)
Climate Science (Yr2)
Applied Environmental Science (Yr 2)
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Subject content aims:
Develop students’ understanding of environmental science issues
Become familiar with world leading research facilities and instrumentation
Discuss current research trends and future research directions
Academic and employability skills aims:
Develop skills in critically assessing and synthesising research
Effectively make arguments in various forums (discussions, debates, campaigns etc)
Demonstrate an understanding of current environmental challenges and the approaches and instrumentation used to study them.
Identify strengths and limitations in research designs and techniques.
Apply fundamental Environmental Science Knowledge to regional environmental challenges
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
None
Portfolio task: staff will set a task corresponding to their week and the students will submit a portfolio where they chose 5/7 tasks to submit for assessment.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Written feedback will be provided on assessment in accordance with the University’s Policy on Assessment Feedback Turnaround Time
This module is based exclusively on current research by academic staff members. However, an indicative academic journal would be Environmental Science and Technology.