Philosophy of Conservation in Practice (P02378)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-ENVCSPCP

This is a 1-week field course which is unique in combining critical, philosophical study of conservation theory and issues with first-hand experience of conservation practice and the environments in which this practice takes place. The course will normally be held in New Lanark and the Isle of Rum, areas which provide the subsstantive content and outdoor learning environment for the course. Students will be engaged in critical thinking and practical activities to develop their understanding of key philosophical questions about the nature and practice of conservation.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Postgraduate students only. Payment of course fee of £300.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Course may not be available every year.

? Costs : £300 course fee

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Blocks 4-5

? Other Required Attendance : 7 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- ability to demonstrate robust philosophical analysis of key concepts such as biodiversity, ecological integrity, wilderness, wildness, nature, substainability;
- ability to record and present your own ideas as informed by the field course experiences;
- abiity to demonstrate in writing the contextualisation of conservation practice with wider environmental and political movements, issues and debates.