| Unit name | Quantifying Climate Risks |
|---|---|
| Unit code | GEOGM0045 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Tom Mitcham |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
Other mandatory units on MSc Climate Change Science and Policy |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
The unit will focus on quantitative evaluation of climate-driven hazards, risk assessment and adaptation policy using a variety of different datasets and methods. These may include high-latitude and polar data that arise from, for example, monitoring and/or modelling sea level rise and the use of remote sensing data or other observation-based datasets to analyse ice loss. The unit will also require students to consider dimensions of exposure and vulnerability in different regions and populations to climate-driven hazards (risk assessment) and to the potential societal opportunities arising from changing conditions (e.g. the opening up of new sea routes from melting ice). This will be then linked to local/regional adaptation policies such as coastal flood management, cultural changes, changes to fishing, managing new access rights, drawn from across the world.
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
The unit will be taught through a blended combination of online and, if possible, in-person teaching, including
(50%) Quantitative evaluation of a climate hazard presented as a technical report (ILOs 1-4)
(50%) 2000 word climate change risk assessment that critically evaluates climate risks for a specific region (ILOs 1-4)
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.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. GEOGM0045).
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.
