Entry requirements

General entry requirements and Physics level 2, Chemistry level 1, Mathematics Further level 2, or Physics 2, Chemistry 1, Mathematics 4/Mathematics E

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• account for some current envionmnetal problems and environmental engineering actions as Master of Engineering in environment and water engineering work with,
• describe how humans affect the air, water and land environment and thereby have created local and global environmental problems,
• describe society's goals for sustainable development and how municipalities integrate sustainability aspects into their organisation,
• discuss social and ethical aspects in engineering profession,
• understand how the Earth formed, its threedimensional structure and the processes that change the Earth continuously
• account for how access to natural resources puts boundary conditions for the human life environment and possibility to technical development as well as its connection to complex technical systems,
• describe properties in different aquatic systems and important processes at a general level within and between different parts of the aquatic system,
• reflect on their own learning and the strengths and weaknesses of their study techniques.

Content

Global and local environmental issues, human influence on soil, water and air. The formation and development of the Earth

Mineral, rocks, earth types and water- and energy resources. Swedish quaternary geology and geomorphology. Abiotic relations in different aquatic systems and the biological structure of these systems and function such as primary production and food webs. Effects of human impact on aquatic systems. Environmental engineering and water in society. Technical systems. Systems thinking. Sustainability goals. Report writing and reference management. Study techniques.

Computer introduction and introduction to Excel. Equal opportunities with respect to the Discrimination Act. Ethics in the engineering field.

Instruction

Lectures, group work, seminars and field trip.

Assessment

Continuous examination through participation in field trip (1 credit), seminars and group work (3 credits), computer introduction (1 credit) and passed report with feedback on another student's report (1 credit) and written examination (4 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.