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Unit name Environmental Impact Assessment
Unit code KGA381
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Sciences and Engineering
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences
Discipline Geography and Spatial Sciences
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Learning Outcomes

1

Apply environmental knowledge and EIA process to case studies in order to make recommendations about environmental outcomes.

2

Analyse the social-political context of environmental impact assessment in order to advise on stakeholder management.

3

Evaluate self, team and project management tools (such as risk assessment) for EIA case studies in order to actively manage projects in a complex and multidisciplinary environment.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

Admission into a Masters course OR 25 credit points at intermediate level

Co-requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

1 x 2 hr workshop weekly; 4 hour field trip; 20 hours of flexibly delivered practicals

Assessment

AT1 Report 30%

AT2 Case study 30%

AT3 Case study 40%

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