Contemporary Global Issues

Course Description

This module will explore regional and global problems and their impact on the world?s resources, the environment and human societies (social and economic). The underlying causes of environmental and societal pressures, e.g. climate change and infectious and non-infectious diseases, will be identified and examined and the risks these pose, e.g. water scarcity and conflicts and biodiversity loss, examined.
Assessment: Coursework (30%) ; Individual and Group Case-study (70%).
*All transcripts are issued in UK credits.