This course aims to give students the knowledge and tools to analyse contemporary struggles over the environment and place them in their historical context.

This course provides insights into how economic concepts directly impact the natural environment, from the development of international policies to the vast ramifications of single individuals’ choices.

Over the past three decades, humanity has become increasingly conscious that we are changing the climate, and contemporary writers are finding expression for this concern in emergent genres such as cli-fi and ecopoetry.

With the world facing major environmental challenges, sustainability is one of the business sector's buzzwords. Consumers are more interested than ever in products and services that align with their values, and businesses are working hard to satisfy this change in consumer demand. Never before has there been more pressure on businesses to rethink their processes and drive their organisations forward in different ways.

What are the best paths towards a sustainable future in post-modern societies? In an era marked by unprecedented ecological crises, the necessity for a sustainable future is at the core of debates within the most important governmental, social, and economic institutions worldwide.

In this course, students will examine and critically analyse the implications of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 agenda, and explore and debate how these objectives are shaping the reality of post-modern societies.

Transition Bath is a charity dedicated to reducing the harms of climate change and the depletion of nature in our local area. We see a future for our beautiful city that is fossil fuel free, fair and resilient. We aim to achieve these things by running projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions and encouraging the flourishing of the natural habitats in Bath and its surrounding area.

Students can study an aspect from the broad spectrum of climate and sustainability issues; economic, political, social, or scientific.