Course Aims: 

l          Examine the different perspectives and explanations regarding global environmental degradation
l          Analyse the relationship between economic growth, environmental justice and sustainable development
l          Evaluate different theories of environmental ethics and their implications for public policy formulation in relation to the environment
l          Analyse different environmental issues and problems, and evaluate different policy options in response to these  issues and problems
l          Enhance moral reasoning skills and critical thinking

Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 

No.	CILOs	Weighting (if applicable)
1.	Identify major global environmental issues and problems and critically assess the different explanations regarding global environmental degradation
2.	Analyse the relationship between economic growth and sustainable development and evaluate the tension between  promoting social utility and upholding social justice as the goals of  environmental governance
3.	Explain the major theoretical approaches to  environmental ethics and assess their implications for environmental policy formulation
4.	Enumerate key environmental policy instruments and assess their usefulness for addressing real life environmental issues and problems
5.	Match their moral reasoning skills and their ethical responsibility towards nature, the environment and their fellow human beings

 Teaching and learning Activities (TLAs)
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to facilitate students’ achievement of the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course)  

CILO No.	TLAs	Hours/week (if applicable)
All	Readings: These include academic reading materials, newspaper clippings, government policy papers and information on relevant websites.  Students have to do at least one of the related readings for each of the lectures, and to do all the essential readings for each of the tutorials to deepen and to reinforce their learning in the lectures
All	Lectures: These are organized thematically to enable students to l          develop awareness of major environmental issues and problems and their impact on the future of both the planet earth and human lives l          acquire knowledge of the theories, concepts and values  essential for engaging in a rational debate regarding  our relationship and our response to the environment l          examine different policy options and evaluate their effectiveness for achieving the goal of sustainable development
All	Tutorials: These cover a range of activities, including role play, debates, presentations, group project and open discussions to facilitate students to l          relate abstract theories and concepts to analyze and assess real-life environmental issues and problems l          engage in critical evaluation of  various policy options and instrument choice to sharpen their critical and problem-solving skills l          sharpen their moral reasoning through engaging in debates and making presentations which promote reflections on their own attitude towards nature and the environment

 Assessment Tasks/Activities
(Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to assess how well the students achieve the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course)

Students are required to pass BOTH the coursework assessment AND the examination before they can be awarded an overall passing grade of the course.

CILO No.	Type of assessment tasks/activities	Weighting (if applicable)	Remarks
4,5	Participation in tutorial debates, discussions, role plays and group projects	30%
2,3	Individual essay and presentation	20%
1,3,4,	End-of-course examination	50%

Grading of Student Achievement: Refer to Grading of Courses in the Academic Regulations  
  Standard (A+AA-...F) 

Part III    

Keyword Syllabus:

Environmental crisis and economic growth; world poverty and environmental justice, sustainable development and economic inequality; social utility and distributional justice; balance between human and non-human interests; anthropocentrism and non-anthropocentrism; environmental planning and environmental impact assessment; command and control, economic measures, and market-based environmental policy measures; environmental impact assessment, air pollution control; sustainable waste management; renewable energy, genetically modified food