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CGE1405B: Earth System Science

The Earth consists of a series of interacting natural systems (lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, atmosphere). The interactions between these systems, called feedbacks, are central to analysing the functioning of major aspects of the Earth, such as climate, sea level and biotic evolution. This way of looking at our world is also critical in analysing the human impact on the Earth system and identifying management strategies to mitigate, remediate or predict geological and environmental hazards and impacts, and in identifying resources. This module is therefore about connectedness and the development of an approach to understanding the Earth that emphasises the connections between the components rather than the components themselves. This module requires no prior skills or experience and is particularly suitable for interdisciplinary pathways.

This module aims to:

• Explore our understanding of Earth origins, the evolution of the solar system, of the ocean, the biosphere and the atmosphere.
• Introduce natural systems theory.
• Identify the Earth’s component natural systems and the Earth’s climate system, its forcings and feedbacks.
• Describe plate tectonics and the role of the internal system in determining or controlling rock formation, the sedimentary cycle, the carbon cycle, Earth surface landforms (geomorphology), oceanic gateways and barriers, biotic evolution.
• Analyse orbital and gravitational controls on the Earth: tides, days, seasons, years.
• Explore the influence of tides on the timing and rate of Earth-moon separation.
• Describe solar variability and its impact on Earth climate.
• Describe the Earth’s radiation balance, atmospheric and oceanic circulation and their role in redistributing heat around the Earth.
• Analyse interactions between the hydrosphere and the cryosphere.
• Identify and describe major biogeochemical cycles, in particular the carbon cycle.
• Explore the causes of major climatic changes through geological time.
• Discuss the evolution of hominids and the interactions of humanity with the Earth system.t

The module will involve a fieldwork component involving an investigation of evidence for sea-level change on the Cornish coastline.

This module will help you to develop and extend your awareness of the importance of taught and learnt skills in strengthening employability potential, especially through the application of critical analytical skills (review of scientific literature, simple calculations) to a range of contemporary global challenges, notably climate change and geoengineering. More generally, through attending the fieldwork and weekly lectures, alongside your own independent learning, you will develop the following academic and professional skills:

• fundamental problem solving (linking theory to practice with academic guidance), collaboration (learning about the views and values of others), and audience awareness (presenting ideas effectively, persuading others of the importance and relevance of your views, responding positively and effectively to questions).

The teaching contributions on this module involve elements of research undertaken by staff, such as work on sea-level change (Scourse). Moreover, you are encouraged to undertake enquiry-led learning, specifically through the field component.

CGE1408B: Global Issues in Environmental Science

This module is designed to give you a clear, two-part journey through critical environmental issues we face today. We spend the first half of the term focused strictly on the science of "Planetary Boundaries"—specifically looking at the current state of our air, oceans, land use, and biodiversity. We zoom in on these areas because they have already crossed into risky, unhealthy territory.

In the second half, we widen the lens to include the human side of the equation further. We explore how those ecological lines we crossed earlier connect to real-world social issues like global health, mining, and natural hazards. The big takeaway is that these aren't separate problems; crashing through an environmental boundary often hurts human health, while trying to fix social problems can put more stress on the planet. Rather than just looking at "trade-offs," we aim to teach you how to navigate toward a "safe and just space" where humanity can thrive without breaking the Earth's life-support systems.

CGE1419: Introduction to Data Science

This module provides practical insights into how scientists use data to answer research questions in environmental, marine, and geographical sciences. The module is designed to build skills progressively: starting with foundational maths, moving on to programming in R, and culminating in the analysis of real environmental datasets using a range of statistical techniques.

Through a combination of lectures, practical workshops, and online resources, you will learn to:

• Handle, clean, and manipulate datasets
• Explore and visualise data effectively
• Apply descriptive and inferential statistics
• Conduct linear and non-linear analyses
• Integrate these skills to investigate applied environmental science questions

Weekly lectures introduce the theory behind the techniques covered in the practical classes. Practical sessions are supported by academic and teaching staff and focus on applying methods to real-world environmental data, including datasets from field studies, time series, and ecological measurements.

Assessment is through four online quizzes and associated practical exercises that give you hands-on experience of the full data analysis workflow, from messy data to interpreted results.

CGE1421: Marine and Environmental Science Field Course

This module provides early career training in fieldwork techniques that are fundamental to your degree in marine and environmental science. Cornwall is a natural laboratory with an incredible diversity of ecological and physical landscapes that you will have an opportunity to explore with academic staff. Specifically, you will receive instruction on marine science and environmental science techniques including, but not limited to, participant observation, recording field data, field sketching, sampling strategies and basic data handling, which is essential for your future career as a marine or environmental scientist.

The location of the fieldtrip will be in Cornwall, which has many areas designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) with a high density of conservation, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). Cornwall contains some of Britain's finest coastal scenery, including Land's End, the Lizard peninsula and twenty-two MCZs, and provides a perfect setting for marine and environmental exploration.

CGE1450: Field Course: Environment and Sustainability on the Isles of Scilly

This module explores questions of environmental change and sustainability by looking at the practicalities of research design and methodology in relation to the Isles of Scilly, UK. The module supports you to develop the conceptual, analytical and practical research skills necessary for you to carry out independent research work. The Isles of Scilly is an ideal location in which you will get to think about a range of methodologies used in environmental science and in physical and human geography. This module has two aims: (1) to highlight processes of climate and environmental change and the ways in which communities (human and natural) respond; (2) to prepare you to complete research projects within your degree programme, introducing you to a range of skills relevant to your chosen discipline by means of enquiry in a particular field environment. Independent research constitutes a central element in your degree programme and is a critical skill in employability. The module will allow you to choose from projects focused on introducing and practicing a range of key research skills, including stratigraphy, social science surveying, landscape observation, policy analysis, marine science sampling, and mapping and monitoring environmental change. The module aims will be achieved via staff-delivered content, supported activities and group and individual projects. The module builds on the introductory fieldwork experiences of Stage 1 and prepares you for your field work and independent dissertation research in Stage 3. This module is compulsory for students on the BA/BSc Geography, BSc Environmental Sciences, BSc Geography and Geology, and BSc Marine Science programmes.

LAW1016C: A Legal Foundation for Environmental Protection

In this module you will be introduced to law in the context of the environment and how important the legal process is in its protection. The module seeks to provide you with an overview of all the different ways in which law can be used to protect the environment and give you the tools to choose which types of law are most suitable in different environmental contexts.

You will develop empathy for the different stakeholders in environmental issues. We will consider pathways to reconcile competing interests in an attempt to strike a balance between developmental or industrial progress and the need to protect our environment.

You are not expected to have any legal knowledge or experience and the module is therefore ideal for students on an interdisciplinary pathway, as well as being a compulsory element of the Environmental Science degree.

The module is designed as an essential foundation for those seeking employment following graduation in an environmental field where a working knowledge of law and policy will be assumed. It also provides an excellent foundation for further legal study.

BEP1150: Environment, Society and Business

Business-as-usual is threatening the stability of the ecosystems that support our lives. We are exceeding planetary boundaries: most of the land surface and the ocean are impacted by human activities, forests continue to be cut down to make space for agriculture and animal husbandry, the poles are losing their ice, the depletion of natural resources such as drinking water is affecting local communities worldwide, overfishing and loss of biodiversity are increasing at a dramatic rate. Addressing challenges of this scale require an interdisciplinary response. It requires cooperation, long-sightedness and critical, creative and system thinking. This module brings different disciplines together to draw attention to the role our economy plays in exacerbating the ecological crisis, and what a sustainable economy might look like. The module offers an introductory insight into ecology, environmental science and different traditions of economic thought linking the economy and the environment. In so doing, it provides the theoretical basis for understanding, designing and implementing new purpose-driven business models, enabling business to make a positive contribution to the environment and society. No prior knowledge skills or experience is needed in order to able to take this module. This module is recommended for interdisciplinary pathways.

CGE1412: Society, Environment and Energy

Understanding the way in which people interact with the environment is one of the most important issues facing contemporary society. Many of these interactions are shaped by our pursuit for energy, i.e. to help warm our homes, power our economy, help us to move around, and provide us with light, comfort and entertainment. As well as impacting upon society, the pursuit of energy also has profound implications for the environment.

This module explores the relationship between society, the environment and energy, and considers the way in which these dimensions, and the interactions therein, have coevolved over time. To do so, it will introduce you to broad themes in environmental understanding, and apply them to the specific case study of climate change and energy.

This module explores the range, nature and implications of society-environment interactions, with a particular focus on past, contemporary, and future energy systems. The module explores the contested nature of interactions in global, national, regional, and local contexts, and the role of different stakeholder groups (e.g. policy makers, interest groups, the media, the public etc.) in shaping them. The module will introduce students to key concepts and theoretical frameworks, as well as real world case studies, for critically examining these interactions.

CGE1420: Atmospheric and Oceanic Systems, Their Interactions and Importance

How are atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns formed, how are these systems interlinked and how do they interact, what drives the weather systems, why is carbon important, and how do we know what our climate and weather was like in the past and what it may look like in the future? This module takes the first steps in answering all of these questions by giving you a solid understanding of the Earth's two major dynamic systems; the oceans and atmosphere. Weekly lectures are supported by seminar sessions where we discuss relevant case studies and group tasks to support the weekly lecture content. Two practical classes involve using interactive iPython/Jupyter notebooks to study the water carbonate system and atmosphere-ocean gas exchange in the North Atlantic and the Fal river. The module teaching includes the use of videos by invited speakers, Technology, Education and Design (TED) talks, journal papers, music, additional online resources, and examples of recent research advances made by staff at the all Exeter campuses.

CGE1423: Biodiversity and its Conservation

Most people will be aware that the world is considered to be experiencing a biodiversity crisis. You’ll hear or read about it in the media all the time. But what do we actually mean by biodiversity? Where does it come from and how is it maintained in nature? Why is it important to humanity? How do human activities lead to its decline? What can be done to slow or even halt the decline? In this module, we will address all these questions to give students a solid foundation in the science of biodiversity and an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of biodiversity conservation.

This module will introduce you to the theory and concepts of biodiversity and conservation science. It aims to provide you with a basis on which to build expertise in this area and grow your understanding of how conservation requires input from many disciplines beyond biology.

In addition, you will gain practical experience in some aspects of this field, such as conducting biodiversity surveys, carrying out an IUCN Red List assessment, and planning conservation action.

CSM1031: Earth and Environmental Chemistry

A sound appreciation of chemistry is relevant for understanding the environment we live in and the challenges we face. This module starts with an exploration of atomic structure, highlighting how atoms are classified in the Periodic Table of Elements and linking this to fundamental concepts in chemistry, including thermodynamics, kinetics, pH and redox. The distribution of chemicals in natural systems is addressed, emphasising the role and types of chemical reactions in different environments and methods for their detection and analytical characterisation. Aims of the module:

- To gain an understanding of atomic structure;

- To gain an understanding of atoms in materials;

- To gain an understanding of chemical reactions;

- To gain an understanding of chemical analysis;

- To gain an understanding of fundamental principles of thermodynamics;

- To gain an understanding of chemical transformations in aqueous environments;

- To gain an understanding of chemical laboratory and analytical practice;

- To gain an understanding of the major mechanisms which govern the mobility, fate and remediation of environmental chemical pollutants

CSM1041: Quantitative Methods for Geoscientists

Mathematics and data are at the heart of all science and engineering subjects: we create mathematical models to understand and predict the behaviour of physical systems and we use mathematics to understand data and make precise, quantitative statements about the world. Provided at least a good grade at GCSE level mathematics, this module takes students of all levels of experience or confidence and brings them up to a level required to use mathematics as a tool in their other chosen pathways and modules.

This module aims to:

1. provide a solid foundation in key areas of mathematics;
2. develop your quantitative reasoning skills in the context of the geosciences;
3. develop your appreciation for the role of mathematical modelling and the complexity of mathematical issues in the geosciences.

POC1021: Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations

How and when did China, Russia, North Korea or Cuba become the 'bad guys' in mainstream popular culture and the news? Why does mainstream news prioritize the US' foreign policies over Brazil's, for instance? What do we mean by realist, constructivist or idealist approaches in IR? Are such 'old school' concepts still relevant in an increasingly globalized world where borders appear to be blurred? What other approaches has IR, as a discipline, shied away from and why is it important that we centre our analysis around them? Our global world, some would argue, is at an important historical juncture: the environment, sexual rights and space exploration have become major debates alongside increasingly populist states. How do we make sense of this variety? Who has the power to implement such analyses? Our module attempts to make sense of our world by drawing together classic and contemporary analysis in IR. We will draw on scholarly works whilst examining them in tandem with historical and current events.

No prior knowledge skills or experience are required to take this module and it is suitable for specialist and non-specialist students. The module is suitable for students studying Politics, History or International Relations.

CGE2440: Geographical Information Science and Systems

How can spatial information be used to effectively manage the natural environment? In this module you will learn how to use geographical information software to analyse environmental data. In a major piece of coursework you will use Cornwall as a natural laboratory to investigate where to situate a nature reserve for conservation of the nationally rare silver studded blue butterfly.

This module aims to develop your understanding of the theoretical and practical skills required to create and manage complex spatial datasets for environmental purposes. The ability to use and understand GIS is a highly employable skillset. In addition, through weekly computer practicals, you will further enhance your professional skills in problem solving (linking theory to practice, being able to respond to novel and unfamiliar problems), time management and decision making.

CGE2441: Remote Sensing for Environmental Management

Spatial data acquired by satellites, and other flying platforms are increasingly used in decision-making processes about the natural environment. These ‘remotely sensed’ data are fundamentally measurements describing the way that electromagnetic radiation interacts with materials and substances on the Earth’s surface and scientists can use these to create dynamic maps and build models describing Earth system processes through space and time. In this module you will learn about the different ways that we can use remote sensing to monitor the Earth, starting from the ground and working upwards into space where Earth observation satellites are in orbit. In this module we cover the theory and applications of remote sensing drawing on examples from terrestrial and marine applications.

CGE2469: Research Design and Methods

How do you design and conduct high-quality rigorous research? This module will introduce you to the key conceptual, analytical, research, and communication skills necessary for undertaking a robust, independent research project within and beyond the University. Through this module you will gain a grounding in the knowledge and skills required to understand and apply a range of methods and techniques of data collection and analysis and an in-depth understanding of how to design, and do, high-quality research.

Beyond your degree, this module also equips you with key employability attributes for professional careers through skill development embedded within the module. These include:

LAW2016C: Environmental Regulation and Redress

If you are concerned about environmental destruction and ensuring accountability on a global basis, then learning to articulate your argument and back it up with a sound grasp of the law might help you to make a real difference! The module will help you establish a working knowledge of how the law can be used as a mechanism to reconcile competing values in the protection of the environment and seeks to develop an understanding of the legal avenues available to mitigate environmental harm. As an environmentally aware individual, how can you use the law to prevent harm and what can you do if you feel that another individual or business has committed an environmental wrong? How can legal tools be used to redress and repair environmental harm? As you progress through the module, you will discover answers to these and other questions.

You will look at the role of national and international law in setting environmental standards. You will critically reflect on the extent to which the law across the world, including indigenous laws and cultural norms, might be used to embed pro-environmental and sustainable behaviour.

CGE2449: Green Consultants

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With a greater requirement than ever before to manage resources more efficiently and sustainably, the ability for organisations to perform effectively while reducing their environmental impact is fast becoming a critical capability. Acting as trainee consultants you will learn how to interact and consult with professionals, and how to influence the management of key resources such as waste and energy. You will help to introduce strategies to manage these resources more effectively, supporting organisations to operate more responsibly and positively contribute to broader environmental goals. The module reflects the interdisciplinary nature of research on the campus and is complimentary to a variety of other modules that focus on the environment more widely.

CGE3476: Dissertation in Environmental Science

Doing a genuinely original piece of research is a crucial part of your academic training. In this module you will get hands on experience of participating in world-class research, guided by professional researchers. You will learn how to design, plan and implement a self-contained research project and will have the opportunity to draw on the knowledge and skills you have acquired throughout your degree programme.

The dissertation provides you with the opportunity to undertake an independent and original piece of research, drawing on the substantive intellectual themes developed in the Environmental Science programme. MSci Environmental Science students are encouraged to treat this dissertation as a pilot project leading to a more in-depth study of the chosen topic in year 4.

The aims of the dissertation are for you to develop:

CGEM052: Academic Research Project

Learning to conduct original scientific research is essential for your scientific training and future career. In this module, you will gain hands-on experience of conducting cutting-edge scientific research under the guidance of professional researchers. You will work closely with one of more academics in small groups sessions learning how to conduct an independent research project on a subject of your choice related to practical or theoretical environmental science. You will be responsible for designing, planning and implementing the study, as well as analysing the data and writing it in the style of a world class peer-reviewed academic journal. This project may follow on from and expand beyond your third year dissertation project. Through submitting your dissertation in the format of one named scientific journal you will gain an in-depth understanding of how Environmental Science is practiced and how research is reported.

The aims of this module are:

BIOM4025: Statistical Modelling

Biological data are famously complicated. However, modern statistical methods can accommodate many of these complications, and others can be avoided through careful study design and data collection. This module uses a series of lectures, interactive exercises and practicals to guide you through modern statistical philosophies and methods. It provides you with one of the most important transferable skills, both in and outside of academia, and it optimally prepares you for your dissertation project. The main software platform for the module is 'R', which is powerful, flexible and free. To accommodate students from a range of backgrounds and with different levels of prior experience, we start with the basics and gradually add complexity . By the end of the module , you will understand how to design a study , handle the data, analyse them , interpret the results , and provide graphical and written summaries. Many examples used will be drawn from recent research in ecology, evolution and environmental sciences .

Statistical modelling is an integral part of all quantitative research. Thereby this module provides key transferable skills in experimental design, data collection and handling, statistical modelling , and programming. More generally, it promotes quantitative and logical thinking.

BIOM4040: Fisheries Management

The ocean has been exploited for seafood for over 160,000 years, with commercial fishing developing several thousand years ago in many areas. For most of human history the sea has supported prolific and plentiful fish which provided a valuable source of food and income. In the last two hundred years, however, overfishing and destructive fishing have become increasingly prevalent, to the detriment of fish and shellfish, their habitats, and the people that depend on them. Overfishing has also led to serious adverse impacts on ecosystem functioning, leading to a loss of crucial ecosystem processes and services. In this module you will learn about the long history of fishing, the methods used to catch fish, and the theory and practice of fisheries management. You will discover the many reasons how and why overfishing happens and what is needed to turn around the state of global fisheries so that seafood can continue to supply the needs of a growing population far into the future.

BIOM4043: Rewilding the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is economically highly developed, densely populated and intensively farmed and industrialised. This human-dominated system makes life very challenging for the wildlife that shares our country with us, and for the biota that provides us with ecosystem services like pollination, clean air, freshwater and recreation. Some of our precious biodiversity is considered 'pest' or 'weed' by people. Many of our natural systems suffer invasion by non-native species. Many of our natural habitats are degraded, fragmented, and very fragile in the face of anthropogenic climatic and environmental change. Yet, the UK is at the forefront of global efforts to conserve, rescue, replenish or replace native biodiversity.

BIOM421: Conservation Practice and Evidence

This module will give students hands on experience in designing and assessing practical measures in conservation. They will hear about practical examples of conservation and then must both design and write a conservation grant based on their acquired knowledge. This will give the students unique guidance in both how to implement conservation measures and how to gather the associated evidence that they are actually working.

This module aims to provide you with the key skills required to design, implement, and monitor conservation projects that consider the biodiversity, environment, and human communities that live alongside it. You will first be introduced to how to plan in conservation, including how to effect meaningful change to achieve a desired outcome. You will then gain experience in different techniques to monitor biodiversity and environmental change, and approaches to examine human and policy dimensions of conservation. Following this you will explore how to use conservation evidence to inform and scale actions and how to integrate predictive science into conservation decision-making. Finally, you will explore key conservation leadership and management skills to support you in your career as a conservation scientist and practitioner.

CGEM247: Transforming Energy Systems

This module provides a critical introduction to the key challenges and solutions relating to the process of energy system change.

Energy systems are integral to modern society. They are also undergoing profound transformation, not only in terms of technological change, but also to the roles and responsibilities of actors within the system.

In this module you will:

• Learn about the role of energy systems in progressing towards net zero as well as contributing to wider environmental, societal and economic outcomes.
• Examine the specific challenges and opportunities related to electricity, heat and transport systems.
• Explore the shifting geography of energy technologies and infrastructures.
• Understand the role of innovation in affecting the speed and direction of transition.
• Learn about the role of individuals households, communities, governments and businesses in enabling (and resisting) system transformation.

This module adopts an interdisciplinary approach to understand the process of change from multiple perspectives. We will focus on real-world examples and discuss issues as they unfold in real time. The module requires no specific prior skills or experience and there are no prerequisites.

CGEM418: Marine and Coastal Social-ecological systems

The question of how human societies can live within environmental limits has been debated for hundreds of years. Exponential growth and the pressure of human activities on the Earth could be destabilising critical biophysical systems and causing irreversible environmental change, with catastrophic consequences for human wellbeing. These issues are exemplified in coastal and marine systems, where the impacts of humans on the marine environment and the ways in which the natural environment can affect coastal communities clearly demonstrate the need to consider social and ecological systems In this module you will start to unpack the complex relationship between social and ecological systems through an understanding of poverty, wellbeing, ecological tipping points and trade-offs. You will study a range of interdisciplinary and cross-cutting topics across different regions of the globe to explore how coastal and marine resource management can intentionally and unintentionally impact the sea and the people and communities that depend on it. Lectures will be supported by seminars in which you will discuss and debate current sustainability challenges from a variety of different perspectives and explore proposed solutions and their consequent impacts on nature and society.

This module aims to develop your understanding of marine and coastal sustainability through a series of lectures that will:

• Examine the complex relationship between social and ecological systems in marine environments and coastal communities.
• Apply these ideas to understanding the unintended consequences of marine and coastal management
• Discuss key concepts and debates across different disciplines such as politics, geography and economics

Use Research-Inspired Inquiry-Led Learning to look at real-world problems.

The module content explores topical research areas of global relevance, drawing on current research from examples in both temperate and tropical environments. We will explore cutting-edge research, for example to investigate how links between ecosystem services and wellbeing are being explored in East Africa and how human behaviour is key to understanding UK fisheries. You will learn about the tools required to study such problems, and think about how such processes are measured in the field.

Through the seminars and assessments, you will develop skills relevant to future employment:

CSM3049: Contaminated Land Management and Remediation

This module will provide an overview of the occurrence, behaviour and fate on anthropogenic pollutants in the natural environment along with contemporary methodologies for their remediation. The fundamental properties of soil, groundwater and surface water will be covered along with an overview of the analytical techniques that are currently used to characterise anthropogenic pollutants within such matrices.

This module is suitable for students studying courses in geology, mining, engineering and environmental science. It is recommended for interdisciplinary pathways. No pre-requisite module is required.

The aim of this module is to provide an understanding of the causes, characteristics and hazards related to contaminated land and of the practical approaches to its assessment and remediation. The module is enriched with case studies from the lecturers’ own research experience.

CSMM442: Politics, Mining and Sustainable Development

This module covers the vital industry issues of corporate social responsibility, social license to operate, stakeholder engagement, health & safety and political & environmental factors that affect mining decisions. The module explores how environmental impact is measured, monitored and controlled, and what sustainability means in the context of mining. It also explores international and local mining legislation, expectations of local people in mining regions, and the long- and short-term impacts of mining on a local and national scale with a particular focus on the social, economic and environmental impacts of mine closure. The module covers the key aspects of health and safety management that future managers, engineers and scientists will need to know and find useful in their future lives and careers.

EMG3006: Applied AI and Control

This module explores the artificial intelligence paradigm and its capacity for developing smarter automation and control systems. Through practical examples, and underpinned by rigorous theory, you will develop an understanding of the key objectives of intelligent agents, namely to correctly interpret data from observations of their environment, to learn from data, and to carry out tasks and complete goals by responding to the learning. Key to this process are feedback loops between the agent and its environment. Control theory is the science of feedback mechanisms and as such underpins the AI paradigm.

Many current developments in the field of artificial intelligence combine data analysis, machine learning and control engineering approaches and so enable intelligent agents to complete complex tasks. In this module you will develop skills in signal processing, reinforcement/adaptive learning, dynamical systems and control, and apply these to design intelligent agents in relevant application areas such as autonomous vehicles, communication and information systems, policy making for sustainability, infectious disease control, and smart grid technologies.

EMGM001: Fundamentals of Data Science

This module develops core skills in data science, modelling, and essential programming skills. The ability to extract information from data as a basis for evidence-based decision making and policy is becoming increasingly important across a wide variety of sectors in the world of big data, including climate, health, technology, and the environment. This module will equip you with the tools required to collate, import and manipulate data, together with methods for inference. You will be introduced to different types and sources of data and the tools for performing data analysis, from producing informative graphical summaries to generating sophisticated visualisations. These techniques are crucial both as the basis for communication and for informing complex modelling. This will be placed in a contemporary and cutting edge setting through the use of locally curated and global open source datasets, and will draw on the flexible and freely available programming environments of Python and R.

EMGM002: Trends in Data Science and AI

Recent advances in science and computing technology have resulted in an explosion of available data, in fields as diverse as biology, environment, engineering, finance and medicine. This has led to the development of new data analytic methodologies, aimed at meeting the challenges associated with processing and understanding 'Big Data'. In this problem-solving oriented module, you will keep abreast of state-of-the-art data science tools and techniques. Through practical hands-on learning and working with open sourced and in-situ data and sophisticated scientific computing software, you will develop skills and techniques needed to convert complex data sets into useful information. To foster understanding, effective communication is key. Therefore, students will engage with contemporary data science literature, and present their findings in reports, posters, and through digital media to engage with the lay public and with specialists in their chosen science and technology area.

The aim of this module to follow the current trends of modern data science and AI. You will investigate advanced topics in Bayesian Inference, Deep Learning, Optimization and Reinforcement Learning, with a focus on relevant applications and datasets in Conservation, Ecology, Environmental and Sustainability Science, Evolution, Human Health, and/or Renewable Energy.

POCM020: The Resource Paradox: Blessing or Curse?

To meet global targets of decarbonisation and reach Net 0 requires significant expansion of mining. In this interdisciplinary module you will look at some of the social, environmental, economic and political ramifications of resource extraction around the world, with a focus on critical minerals. This module seeks to situate extraction within a broader nexus of security and development to go beyond dichotomous discussion about if these industries promote or impede 'development' and instead question how varied practices around the world challenge and complicate our understanding of what development, sustainability and responsibility is, how it happens and what it means in the first place. Natural resources drive the economies and technologies of the developed world but they also have a huge impact on developing societies. The challenges associated with extractive industries have different manifestations and complexities in different locations and across local, national and global scales. The international community is deeply implicated in the complex political crises that can emerge not only because it drives extractive industries but also because of the global governance mechanisms through which a wide range of actors engage in local contexts.

No specialist knowledge, skills or experience are required to take this module. It is suitable for specialist and non-specialist students. The module is suitable for students studying Politics, Mining and Geology, Geography, and History.

This module aims to enable you: