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'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 by researching, meeting and questioning 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? 

There are two assessments on this course. Each week, you will write a short reflection on your learning about climate narratives, climate action, and the skills you’re developing and practicing throughout the course. You will receive formative feedback on the quality of your first two entries and will then decide what five entries you want to submit to demonstrate your personal learning throughout the course for grading.

You will also work as part of a cross-disciplinary group of students to produce a proposed climate action that you will present at the end of the course as part of a simulation of the civil society zone at the international climate negotiations. This will require you to work collaboratively to develop a creative solution that can be communicated to varied audiences.

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 the series of speakers where you will engage with practitioners and learn how they think and act on climate, often in very different ways. 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, alongside Ewan Gibbs, Allan Gillies, and Dominic Hinde. 

Please contact Andrew Judge if you have any questions about the course.