Study Guide

Teaching methods

This is an online basic course on sustainable development.

The course offers a substantial knowledge package on the concept of sustainable development, its ecological, social, economic and cultural dimensions, as well as the connections and tensions between the dimensions. The course also includes a main concept bank, i.e., a glossary of key terms related to sustainable development and climate change. There are plenty of practical examples and cases that illustrate sustainability challenges and how to solve them. The text and images are illustrated in short videos where experts from different fields add depth to the themes of sustainable development.

Objectives
After completing the course,
1. the student knows sustainable development as a political and normative concept and recognizes its ecological, social, economic and cultural dimension and the connections and contradictions associated with them.
2. the student understands that sustainable development and related vicious problems, such as climate change, require multidisciplinary collaboration and problem-solving skills.
3. the student understands the importance of individual agency and global responsibility as well as the need for holistic transformation.

Introductory lecture in Zoom. Feedback lecture in Zoom.
Independent studies and course assignments.

Student workload

4h introductory and feedback lessons
50h independent work

54h total

Materials

All course materials and readings provided within the Moodle course.