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| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Patricia Holm (patricia.holm@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Lecture is full. No enrollment on MOnA possible anymore. The course is offered within the scope of the "Transfaculty Cross Section Program Sustainable Development" (Transfakultäres Querschnittsprogramm TQNE: https://www.msd.unibas.ch/en/study-programs/tqne/). The program consists of 3 introductory lectures with practical course (lecture A and B, respectively, offered in fall semesters, C offered in spring semesters) dedicated to conveying the foundations of sustainable development. An additional integration seminar (D, offered in spring semesters) engages with interdisciplinary work. The assignment and completion of D requires the successful completion of two lectures from A, B, C. The topic "Food and Sustainability" serves as an integration focus for the entire TQ NE and, thus, also for this lecture. The course includes a lecture and topic-specific practical course. While the lecture deals with systematic overview knowledge, the practical course focus' on empirical case studies. |
| Learning objectives | The students - know current challenges of Sustainable Development (SD) and are able to present them from a natural science perspective; - have a basic understanding of how different perspectives shape the idea of SD; - know which issues different natural sciences disciplines raise and know their expected contribution to the analysis of SD; - can formulate reasonable expectations towards different disciplines of natural sciences. Students are expected to - understand basic scientific methods in natural sciences; - have fundamental knowledge in natural sciences, which allow a critical appraisal of environmental issues and SD; - are aware of interrelations within the environment and between human and nature; - practice goal-oriented group work. |
| Comments | Lecture is full, no course registration possible anymore!!! The kick-off event is organized together with lecture B (41829) on Thuesday, 15.09.20 from 14.15 to 18.00h: lecture hall 52, Anatomie (Pestalozzistrasse 20, Basel 4056, Campus Schällenmätteli) For the rest of the semester the lecture is taught in the Pharmazentrum, lecture hall 1. Content: What is sustainability? Role of science in sustainability; How can I develop a sound judgment on a topic of the sustainability without risking a one-sided assessment? Practical courses Each student has to submit a learning portfolio according to the announced requirements. The group meetings are organized at the beginning of the semester and will take place in the first week of December. Extra certificate Upon completion of the entire program (Transfaculty Cross Section Program Sustainable Development) and the enrolled degree program at the University of Basel students may order an additional certificate. For this purpose students send an email to coordination-msd@unibas.ch, attach their official final degree transcript (= list of all attended courses) and put their address. The certificate will be sent by postage. MSD 2017 Students who have already attended a similar class are supposed to contact Prof. Dr. P. Holm and determine with her a substitute. Don’t forget to fix the learning agreement (see template on the website MSD/downloads MSD 2017). Also, students with an academic background in the fields of natural sciences but without the focus area in natural sciences are supposed to contact Prof. Holm. This course is offered by the "Transfaculty cross section program Sustainable Development" (TQ NE), Prof. Dr. Patricia Holm is member of the teaching committee MSD and head of the reseach group Men-Society-Environment, Dep. Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences as well as of the TQNE. |
| Admission requirements | Lecture is full, no course registration possible anymore!!! This lecture is open to students from the University of Basel who at least are studying in their third semester! |
| Course application | Lecture is full. No enrollment on MOnA possible anymore. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Modules |
Grundkurse (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Module: Complementary Knowledge in Natural Sciences (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance of lecture and practical course (submission of learning portfolio according to the anounced requirements). Final written examination (on site, acccording to information of P. Holm): 15.12.20: 14.15 - 15.15h (60 minutes); room: Pharmazentrum, Hörsaal 1 repetition exam: 22.01.21: 14.00 - 15.00h |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, best attempt counts |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Departement Umweltwissenschaften |