Syllabus:

Sustainability Science, 15 credits

The course is discontinued from 2024-11-17

Swedish name: Hållbarhetsvetenskap

This syllabus is valid: 2022-08-22 and until further notice

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Course code: 5MI007

Credit points: 15

Education level: Second cycle

Main Field of Study and progress level: Environmental Science: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail

Responsible department: Department of Ecology and Environmental Science

Established by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2022-01-28

Revised by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2024-11-17

The course aims to provide deeper understanding of central theories in the interdisciplinary science field Sustainability Science. Students are introduced to the complex environmental problems that characterize the current state of the world in terms of major sustainability challenges (climate change, biodiversity, etc.). Concepts such as resilience, risk and systems analysis are central components of the course. The course uses a so-called challenge-driven pedagogy and is divided into two modules (a theory and a project module), which will run in parallel during the course.

Module 1 Sustainability science - theory, 10 credits

Module 2 Sustainability science - Project, 5 credits

Required Knowledge

Univ: 180 ECTS credits containing 90 ECTS credits, including a bachelor thesis, in environmental science, environmental and health protection, earth science / physical geography or biology. English B / 6.

Literature

Valid from: 2022 week 33

Scientific articles and text

Becker Per
Sustainability science : managing risk and resilience for sustainable development
Amsterdam : Elsevier Science Ltd : 2014 : vii, 295 p. :
ISBN: 044462709X
Mandatory
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