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Climate Change Impact Assessment
Postgraduate | MUR-EENV502 | 2019
Course information for 2019 intake
Measure the ways that climate change influences different economies and individual entities. Rank the risks that this phenomenon poses. Dig into the research, reports and modelling that experts draw on to predict changes to climate.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Climate Change Impact Assessment
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject you should be able to:
- use the findings of the IPCC’s Assessment reports to understand and explain the predicted global and regional climate changes due to human induced global warming and their predicted impacts.
- use the science of climate change to determine projected changes in climate variables and use downscaling climate modelling tools to map these effects to local regions.
- determine the predicted climate change effects and impacts on different economic sectors and individual entities;
- use established frameworks, scientific, risk based tools and approaches to identify and rank the potential climate change impacts and risks for an entity.
- Impact of climate change on different economic sectors
- Impact of climate change on individual entities.
- Use of established frameworks and risk-based tools
- Ranking potential climate change impacts
Develops understanding of the predicted impacts of climate change associated with human induced global warming at the global, national, regional, sectoral and entity level. It is the first of two subjects which use established frameworks, tools and approaches to developing practical, justifiable climate change adaptation plans and strategies based on scientific, risk-based approaches. The subject teaches how to identify potential climate change effects on a sector or entity’s activities and assets and to identify and rank those potential impacts and risks.
The assessment for this subject comprises of the following elements:
ONLINE QUIZZES: quizzes are used to consolidate learning from the course materials. (10%)
MID-SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT: an assignment is given to test student competence in using downscaling software to map projected changes in climate variables to local regions. (20%)
END OF SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT: an assignment is given to test student competence in climate change risk assessment for a fictional entity. (20%)
EXAMINATION: a final, open book invigilated exam tests student understanding of the content of the course. (50%)
Collectively the assessment tasks provide realistic examples of activities students would undertake in the workplace if they pursued a career in climate change management. Feedback on assessment components is provided by the unit coordinators and mentors.- Mid-Semester assignment (20%)
- End-of-semester assignment (20%)
- Open book invigilated exam (50%)
- On line quizzes (10%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:
one of
- MUR-EENV599-Climate Change Science and Policy
MUR-EENV632 (Not currently available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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