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70817-01 - Colloquium: Sustainability Assessment (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers |
Marc Frick (marc.frick@unibas.ch)
Frank Christian Krysiak (frank.krysiak@unibas.ch, Assessor) Annika Sohre (annika.sohre@unibas.ch) |
| Content | In recent years, sustainability has increasingly gained a place as a relevant target dimension for companies, politics and society. The sustainability-related effects of projects, policies, laws or business endeavors must be taken into account in the planning, controlling of and reporting on the respective measures. To achieve this, various methods and instruments are used, which are summarized under the term sustainability assessment. A sustainability assessment can be used to check at an early stage whether a project is compatible with the goals of sustainable development. The expected positive and negative effects of the project on the environment, society and the economy as well as on the corresponding subject areas of these three dimensions are systematically recorded and transparently presented. The lecture is offered jointly by the University of Basel and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) and provides participating students with the theoretical and methodological foundations of sustainability assessment, an overview of the available methods (2) and a practical application of these methods in the context of three specific case studies (3). |
| Learning objectives | - Developing an understanding of the theoretical and methodological foundations of sustainability assessment - Development of an overview of the available methods and requirements of sustainability assessment - Ability to independently apply the methods developed in three specific case studies |
| Comments | Schedule: The class will start on DDMMYY. For details see online course directory section "dates and rooms". The lecture is organized by the MSD, in cooperation with University of Basel, EUCOR and Epicur (funding). |
| Admission requirements | Access for master's students only. |
| Course application | Course enrollment on online services should be completed by the beginning of the teaching period (withdrawal possible until Monday of teaching week five). |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online course |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz - |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 15.09.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 22.09.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 29.09.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 06.10.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 13.10.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 20.10.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 27.10.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 03.11.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 10.11.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 17.11.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 24.11.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 01.12.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 08.12.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 15.12.2025 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Modules |
Module: Core Competences in Economics (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Module: Core Competences in Natural Sciences (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Module: Core Competences in Social Sciences (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Module: Resources and Sustainability (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Specialization Module Global Europe: Environment and Sustainability (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Final assessment: Details tba. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |