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Energy Security and Environmental Protection in the Era of Climate Change

General data

Course ID: WSM.INP-ISDDU-41
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (unknown)
Course title: Energy Security and Environmental Protection in the Era of Climate Change
Name in Polish: Energy Security and Environmental Protection in the Era of Climate Change
Organizational unit: Centre for International Studies and Development
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: English

Classes in period "2023/2024 summer semester" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-02-26 - 2024-06-16
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Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Sławomir Raszewski
Group instructors: Sławomir Raszewski
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Examination: Course - Examination
Goals of education:

The module

(a) will equip students with an understanding of the main conceptual paradigms and empirical issues

pertaining to energy-climate nexus

(b) will provide students with an opportunity to gain policy-relevant

knowledge allowing them to critically discuss energy security and environmental protection from the standpoints

of international security and development

Learning outcomes of a component:

At the end of successful module completion the students will (a) gain knowledge of main conceptual paradigms and empirical issues pertaining to the energy-climate nexus; (b) gain ability to critically discuss energy security and environmental protection from the standpoints of international security and development; (c) be able to critically engage with energy-climate issues in academic and policy-relevant contexts

Conditions of gaining credit:

Additional points that count for the overall grade can be obtained due to a student’s active participation in the seminar activities.

Assessment methods and criteria for this course:

Summative assessment at the end of the component relative to the learning objectives. In addition, formative assessment during the teaching and learning will be offered.

ECTS estimate:

Contact hours: 30 hrs

Student’s own work: 90 hrs


Total: 120 hrs (4 ECTS)


Syllabus of the course for students commencing study programme from 19/20 academic year or later:

(in Polish) International Security and Development, studia stacjonarne drugiego stopnia, rok 2

Full description:

1. Global Energy Dilemmas

2. Energy Security and Energy Poverty

3. Actors and Institutions

4. Markets and Companies

5. Energy and Development

6. Ethical and Legal Constraints: Energy and the Environment

7. Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

8. Nuclear Energy

9. Geopolitics of Energy and Climate Change

10. Innovation, Technology and Transition

Bibliography:

Obligatory literature:

* Raszewski, Slawomir (ed) The International Political Economy of Oil and Gas (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)

* Goldthau, Andreas, Keating, Michael, Kuzemko, Caroline (eds) Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy and Natural Resources (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2018)

* Dannreuther, Roland, Energy Security (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2017)

Kuzemko, Caroline, Keating, Michael, Goldthau, Andreas, The Global Energy Challenge: Environment, Development and Security (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)

Supplementary literature:

Alhajji, A. F. ‘What Is Energy Security? Economic, Environmental, Social, Foreign Policy, Technical and Security Dimensions’, Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2008.

Sovacool, B. K. and I. Mukherjee, ‘Conceptualizing and measuring energy security: A synthesized approach’ Energy, Vol. 36, Issue 8, 5343–5355, 2011.

Yergin, D. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991)

Klare, M. T. Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy (New York: Metropolitan Books, 2008)

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