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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Biomedical Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Green Economics, Policy and Advocacy (BIME11013)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will consider important environmental issues facing policy makers in the modern world challenged by the dilemmas inherent in balancing short-term economic forces with longer-term considerations of sustainability. It will empower those interested in making an impact in biodiversity and ecosystem health through advocacy directed at policy makers in commerce, national governments and regional and international organisations.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course students will have a better understanding of the difficulties faced by policy makers in different types of organisations and how best they might be persuaded to act in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner while remaining answerable to their various constituencies.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Course organiserDr Sharron Ogle
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Course secretaryMiss Lauren Sandford
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