Environmental and Climate Change
Syllabus, Bachelor's level, 1GV172
- Code
- 1GV172
- Education cycle
- First cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Earth Science G1F, Environmental Science G1F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 7 May 2024
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Entry requirements
15 credits in environmental science, earth science or biology alternatively participation in 15 credits in sustainable energy transition.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- give an account of natural environmental and climatic changes which have occurred over different time scales
- explain how environmental and climate change in modern times are linked to anthropogenic activity and how these changes impact society
- account for central concepts used in environmental science
- describe international frameworks, objectives and strategies used in efforts to address and mitigate environmental and climate change
- present group work in an oral presentation and written report
Content
The course initially discusses the processes behind natural variations in the environment and climate from a historical perspective. It then examines environmental and climate changes during the last century and their societal consequences. Central environmental science concepts, such as social-ecological, systems, resilience, and the Anthropocene, are used to understand and analyse how humans affect and are affected by environmental and climate change. Subsequently, the course addresses how the effects of environmental and climate changes are managed through international negotiations and collaborations. The focus is on how the work is carried out in practice and the various frameworks, goals, and strategies that are used and developed, for example, within UN's different councils and research panels.
Instruction
The course contains lectures, exercises, seminars and project work in group.
Assessment
Examination in the course is divided between one written exam (4 credits), exercises and seminars (3 credits) and a course project to be presented orally and in written form (3 credits).
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.