Climate Justice: Policy & Activism in a Time of Global Crisis (L2158E)

15 credits, Level 4

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore climate justice, examining how the causes and impacts of climate change intersect with social and historical inequities. You’ll learn how climate change disproportionately affects the poor and those least responsible for causing it, while deepening your understanding of its connections to existing racial, gendered, and other inequalities.

You’ll investigate the colonial roots of the climate and ecological crises and how these histories shape the solutions proposed today. Topics include carbon budgets, the relationship between fossil fuels and economic power and calls for just recoveries and reparations. You'll design campaigns advocating for alternatives to climate injustice.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.