Code

4 CO21KESSUS

Name

Sustainable development in changing climate, what has it to do with me? (Master Level)

Credits

5 cr

Objectives

Student

• knows basics of climate change and United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 
• understands the systemic nature of action on climate change, its magnitude and holistic implementation and long-term societal importance 
• is able to assess critically information sources on climate change and also understands deliberate misleading
• knows the Human Security approach and is capable to preliminary assess the impacts of the measures in a pre-selected context (related to one's own work, hobby or similar)

Content

• Reliability of the climate change information and the IPCC
• Greenhouse effect
• Climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation
• Human Security Approach (people centered, true knowledge and impact assessment)
• Ex ante impact assessment of the measures, presentation of the method and exercise

Requirements

• Online study and online exam
• Submission of the preliminary impacts assessment of the planned measures

Grading Scale

Passed (S) - Failed (0)

Course material

Content, materials and links to external resources are all in Moodle.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Other considerations

100% online studies in Moodle

- The Moodle platform opens up for orientation and access on 31.5.2021. For to participate the course, the login is required by 10.6.2021 at the latest.
- The course and exams will be opened on 1.6.2021 and will be closed on 31.7.2021 at 11.55 pm.
- During 14.6. - 8.8.2021 there is no personal support.
- Assessment will be registered by 31.8.2021.

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