Objectives of this module:

To provide the adult diagnostic (theoretical, clinical and research) skills necessary to pursue a career as an audiologist and/or a career in research.
 To ensure that you  are scientifically literate at postgraduate level and clinically competent within a clinical audiology and audiological science setting and are eligible for the appropriate State Registration and ready to enter professional roles within audiological science within the NHS or other settings.
 You will be capable of carrying out and applying evidence-based practice
 Fit to practice clinically and / or to conduct research legally and ethically with appropriate professionalism and attitudes.
In addition, you will develop skills in paediatrics hearing assessment (assist level)

This is a compulsory module in stage 2 of the MSc / PG diploma in Audiological Science with Clinical Practice.

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Planetary Economics and the Political Economy of Energy and Climate Change (BENV0020)

This course covers international energy issues and challenges, spanning the main energy resources and systems, with emphasis on the interplay of technology, economics and political economy. The course develops over the term as follows:

Lectures 1-3 set out the basic structure and trends of global energy use and associated challenges, together with potential future pathways. We also consider electricity development and trends in renewable energy generation, the global structure of fossil fuel resources and the political economy of international oil and gas markets.
	Lectures 4-5 look at the global challenges particularly posed by climate change, and the structure of potential solutions to it, through the lens of the intellectual framework developed in ‘Planetary Economics’, and how the international community has sought to address the problem thus far.
The course then turns to look explicitly at the design, economics and political economy of energy policy:

Lectures 6-9 analyse the policy choices at national and regional levels. This starts with established issues in energy markets and market design, including regulatory dimensions of network-based industries; then looking explicitly at the theory and practice of the ‘Three Pillars’ of energy-climate policy: pricing and markets (including carbon pricing), energy efficiency, and innovation & infrastructure investments.
	The final lecture will outline different scenarios for future development of the global energy system, potential costs and benefits, consequences for key resources (including fossil fuels), and the inherent uncertainty such projections entail.