2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
FOEV5001M Cities and Sustainability
30 creditsClass Size: 35
Module manager: Paul Chatterton
Email: p.chatterton@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: 01 Oct to 30 Nov View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
This first module on the University of Leeds MSc Sustainable Cities is purposefully designed as an intense, fun, and challenging experience. Content is delivered over two weeks which includes an intensive week of learning at the University of Leeds, and a week-long sustainability field trip.Objectives
This module aims to equip students with the knowledge and analytical skills needed to critically engage with debates and practice on urban systems.Learning outcomes
This module allows students to:
1.Understand core concepts of sustainability and sustainable development, and to link these concepts to urban and sustainability theory.
2.Gain new analytical frameworks to understand key urban systems and infrastructures as socio-technical systems.
3.Link practical aspects of sustainability and alternative technologies to existing urban systems and appropriate analytical frameworks.
4.Identify leading international examples of urban sustainability and how they can be applied in new contexts.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
1.System thinking; in the analysis of social, environmental and economic impacts of key topics; (coursework 2,3)
2. Critically thinking: understand multilevel decision-making across critical systems and how sustainability metrics are mobilised to affect decision-making. (coursework 1,2)
3. Academic skills; developing evidence to support LOs 1-2; developing academic language & referencing (coursework 1)
4. Reflective Skills; questioning norms, practices and opinions related to sustainability across different sectors/persepectives (coursework 3)
Syllabus
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Supervision | 3 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Fieldwork | 5 | 5.00 | 25.00 |
| Lecture | 8 | 3.00 | 24.00 |
| Practical | 3 | 3.00 | 9.00 |
| Seminar | 7 | 3.00 | 21.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 28.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 190.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 82.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students will receive formative written feedback on the assessments which are handed in at early in the module.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Assignment | Coursework | 70.00 |
| Assignment | Coursework | 30.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 24/05/2024 17:06:55
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