The course introduces you to some of the different ways of conceptualising the relationships between environment and society, exploring how these ways of conceptualising are translated into practice, culture, etc.

The course aims to develop an understanding of how different 'ways of conceptualising' environmental issues influence the ways in which people frame discussions and debates on the relationships between environment and society. Lectures cover broad themes and seminars apply and further investigate these in relation to contemporary issues. The course has three core components of central relevance to geographical debates about 'Environment and Society': capitalism and the environment, environmental governance, and the concepts of 'nature' and 'the environment'.

Indicative topics that may be covered include:

Business and the environment

Ecological Modernisation

Capitalism versus the environment?

Environmental ethics

Sustainable development

Environmental Governance

Ideas of nature

Imagined environments

Urban nature

Synthesis and exam structure

Sustainable Development Goals|health inequities|leadership|project management

In this module you will learn the importance of team dynamics and collaboration for working on solutions to health challenges in a low or middle income...

In this module you will learn the importance of team dynamics and collaboration for working on solutions to health challenges in a low or middle income country.  This project will bring your learning across the programme into a final group research project and presentation.  You will bring together key aspects of business and management that you have acquired across the programme such as strategy, project management, financing, marketing and leadership through a group project that involves conceptionalising, undertaking fieldwork, researching solutions, and working with a diverse team to find a solution to the question you are exploring that can be pulled together in a meaningful piece of academic literature. You will also learn how to present your project as part of the learning on this capstone module.