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Modul PS1130-KP04

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ecological Sustainability (IPoeN)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each winter semester
Credit points:


4
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Bachelor Interdisciplinary Courses (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
  • Master Interdisciplinary Courses (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
  • Bachelor Interdisciplinary Courses for health sciences (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
Classes and lectures:
  • PS1102-P: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ecological Sustainability (practical course, 0,3 SWS)
  • PS1102-V: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ecological Sustainability (lecture, 0,8 SWS)
  • PS1102-Ü: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ecological Sustainability (exercise, 0,3 SWS)
  • PS1110-S: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ecological Sustainability (seminar, 0,6 SWS)
Workload:
  • 90 Hours private studies
  • 30 Hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
  • Expert lectures on selected topics in ecological sustainability (e.g. global climate impact, psychology of renunciation)
  • Campus excursion on a selected aspect of sustainability (e.g. biogas plant, mobility)
  • Background discussions and moderation of expert lectures (with practical exercises)
  • Introduction to public relations (with practical exercises)
  • Development and presentation of a sustainability utopia (with practical exercises)
  • Reflection on own options for action (with practical exercises)
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • Students know what is ecological sustainability
  • Students know the causes of global climate change and can assess their relevance
  • Students know what ecological sustainability is
  • Students can identify options for actions when different sustainability goals conflict, assess their respective cost-benefit ratios and develop solutions
  • Students can assess their own behavior and that of others with regard to ecological sustainability
  • Students can describe and reflect on the limits of rational, goal-oriented human behavior
  • Students can develop creative utopias, goals and roadmaps to achieve sustainability goals
  • Students can write a summary of a scientific presentation to reach the public
Grading through:
  • written examination
Responsible for this module:
Teachers:
Literature:
Language:
  • offered only in German
Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- regular participation in the seminar
- regular participation in the expert lectures/excursion
- Background discussion and moderation of an expert presentation in a small group
- Written preparation of a press release
- Development and presentation of a utopia in a small group

Module Exam(s):
- PS1130-L1: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ecological Sustainability, written multiple-choice exam, 100% of the (non-existent) module grade

Letzte Änderung:
24.9.2024