Module manager: Dr Sebastien Nobert
Email: S.Nobert@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| PIED5580M | Climate Security |
PIED5580M Climate Security
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module will provides a transdisciplinary Introduction to critical security and risk studies global environmental change. Students will acquire a broad base of knowledge and understanding of the intersection of security, risk and environmental politics, and be able to synethesise and summarise in written and oral form. On completion of the module, students should be able to analyse the links between environmental and security problems environmental politics in a wider context of great social and environmental change. Transferable skills of research, presentation and writing will be developed through the course work and assessment
This module aims to: (1) develop a familiarity with the central issues on the links between the environmental politics and security issues (2) develop a capacity to compare different approaches, type of securities, securitization processes and perspectives on the environment with reference to each other and (3) develop a capacity to link theoretical approaches, concepts and ideas to security and environmental issues. In addition, the module aims to (4) develop the ability to present both oral and written material, of a complex discursive nature, In a well-structured and well-presented way; and (5)Write cogently for a non-academic audience.
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate critical understanding of the central issues concerning the links between the environment, risk and security
2. Critically reflect on the key arguments and approaches offered by scholars and institutions involved in managing environmental risk and security
3. Demonstrate understanding of and make connections between the major theoretical perspectives on the intertwined environmental and social crisis
4. Use the concepts and methods of used in critical security and risk studies to understand the wider challenges posed by global environmental change.
1. Identify, compare and evaluate different approaches and perspectives, as well as their respective strengths and weaknesses, and to apply these to wider contexts.
2. Deploy theoretical ideas and concepts which have analytic usefulness.
3. Communicate material, of a complex discursive nature, that is logically coherent, well-structured and well-presented.
4. Undertake independent research.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Private study hours | 278 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
Students will have an opportunity to submit a 2-page plan of their essay. Module staff will provide formative feedback on this which can be used to shape the final summative assessment.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 1 x Coursework | 50 |
| Oral Presentation | 1 x Oral Presentation | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
This is an oral exam in the form of an 'interview' of about 20 mins, starting off as a kind of mini-viva on the written assessment. I am not sure how best to categorise that This gives them a soft start where they explain their written work and the theme they are (hopefully) familiar with, after which we quiz them a bit about other related themes on the module. This is flexible - we can tailor the difficulty to the strength of the student answers, helping the weakest get over the line and testing the tougher ones on the outer reaches of the curriculum. It is AI-proof - they can't google or ChatGPT the answers on the spot. It is 'authentic' to comply with CR - resembling a radio-interview or podcast appearance, communicating their expertise. Bristol-ruling/mitigations we propose a 'live chat' version with longer time limit for those medically unable to do a live interview/spoken word event. This would still examine the LO of 'communicating' and 'analysing independently and critically' etc.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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