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Semester 2

Sustainable Development Goals: History, Progress and Beyond 2030 (EFIE08008)

Subject

Edinburgh Futures Institute

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

1

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Please see Additional Restrictions below.

Course Summary

As we approach the year 2030, the deadline for the United Nations Sustainable Development goals (THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development (https://sdgs.un.org/goals), you will reflect on their history, their purpose, progress, and question the core philosophy of sustainability. You will learn about the SDGs from the perspective of different parts of the world, different disciplines, stakeholders and generations. After this course you will look at the SDGs critically, from many different angles and explore alternative approaches that might replace them after 2030.

Course Description

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of global goals intended to be achieved by 2030 for 'peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future' (https://sdgs.un.org/goals). Now that 2030 is fast approaching... how well have we done in terms of achieving these and what will come after? This course aims to facilitate discussion between students from a range of different backgrounds. We will introduce and guide you through the SDGs, what they are, where they came from and why they matter to you, the University and the planet. **Sustainable development and the SDGs are broad, context dependent and interdisciplinary. This is at the heart of this course. Through short, pre-recorded lecturers from experts in different disciplines, to critical discussions of the Universities' own policies, this course will break down this complex area into core principles, academic skills, and authentic case studies. The SDGs guide activity around the world, and this too is at the centre of this course - critically exploring these goals from different epistemic, political and cultural perspectives and giving you the student room to bring your own experiences to debates and discussions. **The course content is designed around understanding the historical context of the SDGS from industrialisation and colonialism, philosophy, global governance, international relations and funding. We look at progress: how do we measure or monitor the SDGS, what data is used, what is missing? We bring in authentic case studies from a wide range of geographic regions, delivered in an interactive, active learning approach. We also look at the link between theory and practice within the University of Edinburgh.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

This course must be taken on a Pass/Fail basis only, so students will not receive a specific mark or grade for this course. It is your responsibility to ensure this course is accepted by your home institution as Pass/Fail, and you must replace this course with another before the relevant Course Change Deadline if it is not.

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