Course Code: C124

Course Title: Climate change & development

College: SOAS CEDEP

Course Director: Andrew Dorward

Course Description: This course provides a multi-disciplinary understanding of climate change processes and of their direct and indirect interactions with development. It describes the main climate change processes, scenarios and vulnerabilities, and international and national policy responses. Different sectors' contributions and sensitivities to climate change (and to mitigation and adaptation responses) are identified, with their implications for policies and outcomes for different economies and for people's livelihoods within them.

On successful completion of the course you will be able

• to understand the relationships between climate change and development, in particular the major impacts of climate change on development

• to understand processes and factors affecting the potential impacts and effectiveness of different policy responses

• to climate change, particularly with regard to their impacts on development

• to develop independently their understanding of the points above with regard to specific issues in which they have particular interests

• to apply this understanding to inform policy analysis, design and implementation tasks

• to update, maintain and develop their understanding of climate change and development as climate science understandings, climate change, policies, and related social conditions change.

Assessment: Exam 100%

Course Credit: All SOAS CeDEP short course students receive a certificate of completion. Students of SOAS CeDEP Short Courses who may wish to transfer credit to Certificate, Diploma or Masters-level programmes are advised to select short courses which also act as Core Modules on CeDEP's various programmes.

Course Study Hours/Duration: 240 hrs over 35 weeks

Schedule of Availability: Feb - Oct (Enrolment deadline prior to Feb start - 30th November)

Delivery Mechanisms: Print; CD-Rom; Online Discussion

Cost: £960

How to apply: To enquire about applying for this course, or for any other information, please contact the Course Administrator using the online Enquiry Form below