Climate & Environment
What is Climate & Environment?
Explore how we can shape a fairer, greener future through a dynamic blend of creativity, critical thinking and real‑world action. The Climate and Environment theme offers innovative courses where students rethink the purpose of education in a time of crisis, step into the city to explore sustainability in practice, and challenge the forces driving the Anthropocene. Designed to be inspiring, hands‑on and hopeful, the Climate and Environment theme empowers learners to understand global challenges, imagine new possibilities, and take meaningful steps toward a more sustainable world.
Below, you can find a sample list of C4L courses within the Climate & Envrionement theme. Please note that they are subject to change. The finalised list of courses and details (including course descriptions, assessment and timetabling information) will be available ahead of enrolment opening in August 2026. Keep an eye on this page for more information!
Smash the Anthropocene!
'Smash the Anthropocene!' at a glance:
This course is available in Semester 2. Course code: SPS1011 Credits: 20.
What will I learn from this course?
Every student is directly impacted by the climate crisis and has a role to play in climate action which in turn requires interdisciplinary solutions bring humanities, social and sciences together.
This course aims to support students in developing the knowledge as well as communicative, collaborative and creative skills necessary for effective climate action.
During the course you will develop your climate literacy, including both scientific and social scientific conceptions of climate change, and learn how to critically analyse climate narratives presented by real world stakeholders engaged in shaping societal responses to climate change.
You will deepen and apply your climate literacy by working collaboratively with students from across the University to devise, co-create and communicate a proposed climate action. Through engagement with this project, you will display knowledge and understanding and develop confidence and skills associated with working within realistic interdisciplinary teams to build and articulate the experience and skills that employers value.
How will I be assessed on this course?
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The course ILOs:
- ILO 1: Critically interrogate diverse narratives of climate change.
- ILO 2: Work collaboratively to generate climate action strategies.
- ILO 3: Interact across disciplines to communicate climate solutions to varied audiences.
- ILO 4: Apply learning to develop new knowledge and understanding of climate change.
What unique learning experiences will I have on this course?
A unique aspect of this course is its strong interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to climate action. You will develop climate literacy by exploring both scientific and social scientific perspectives on climate change, while critically examining the different narratives used by stakeholders to influence societal responses. The course goes beyond theory by giving you the opportunity to work with students from a range of disciplines across the University to co-create and communicate a real-world climate action project. Through this experience, you will build valuable skills in teamwork, communication, creativity, and problem-solving, while learning how to develop and present climate solutions to diverse audiences. This practical, project-based learning environment helps you gain confidence working in realistic interdisciplinary teams and develop skills that are highly valued by employers.
Who are the course leaders?
Andrew Judge is leading this course.