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Emnet har hatt ei aukande deltaking av studentar, og dette året nådde ein foreløpig topp med over 50 påmeldte PhD studentar. Studentane er generelt sett fornøgde med emnet, basert på tilbakemeldingar munnleg og over epost. Vi har ikkje hatt ei formell spørjeundersøking for å finne ut om generell tilfredsheit, men vi har kvart år gjennomført ein Mentimeter, der studentane kan skrive meir om kva dei tykte om kurset. Generelt sett er tibakemeldingane positive. Nokre ber om meir tid til diskusjonar, og nokre synes kanskje det er litt intenst over to ganger to dagar.

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NTNU:TIA:REST

Institutt for tverrfaglige kulturstudier

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture

Engelsk

Mer om vurdering

The assessment is a written essay where the candidates demonstrate their understanding of theories and methods taught in the course and how it relates to their own discipline or a specific topic or practical application. The essay requirements differ from KULT8124.

Anbefalte forkunnskaper

Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

Link til informasjon om emnet

https://www.ntnu.no/kult/forskerutdanning

Faglig innhold

For more information about admission to the course, see https://www.ntnu.no/kult/forskerutdanningThis course provides PhD students with concepts and tools to understand what environmental sustainability (ES) is, the kinds of challenges it raises, the actors involved in such issues, and how academics can help initiate societal transformations towards this goal. With an interdisciplinary approach, the course takes the model of strong sustainability as a point of departure, i.e., the biosphere is considered a life-supporting system that restricts and renders possible human activity. Consequently, the course will explore how this affects technological and scientific development, economic issues, policymaking, and the organization of society. Students are introduced to ES with the UN's sustainable development goals as background, to the history of ‘sustainable development’, environmental concerns and environmental movements. The course presents students with critical accounts of the concept of sustainability, including potential controversies between sustainability concerns and the conservation of nature. This includes an introduction to the concept of biodiversity and biodiversity policy as well as to environmental ethics. The course engages with the challenges of providing sustainability measurements, and methods and approaches to assess the sustainability of industrial products and processes and human lifestyles (industrial ecology). The course also provides an overview of theories and approaches to the field of sustainability transitions, including a focus on participation and engagement, innovation, circular economy, and policymaking for sustainable energy, climate mitigation and urban sustainability. Finally, the course will prepare for the writing of individual essays, which, together with participation in the course, forms the course’s formal approval.

Kursmateriell

Læringsutbytte

Knowledge: The candidate is able to document a good, critical understanding of the important dimensions and challenges of ES and the concept of sustainability, and how the SDGs can be used as a basis for strategies and actions for change. This includes insight into theories of sustainability transitions and the economic, political, social and ethical challenges involved in such changes. The candidate furthermore shows knowledge of the most relevant environmental systems tools and measurements/indicator methods. Finally, the candidate is able to recognise and reflect upon the political, social and ethical tensions associated with the design and implementation of measures towards sustainable development.Skills: The candidate is able to formulate research questions related to environmental issues and sustainable development and to explain how theory and methodologies covered in the course can be applied in sustainability strategies. Additionally, the candidate shows a reflexive and inquisitive approach to the subjects of the course and is able to demonstrate and justify how the concepts and tools taught can be used in concrete research work and real-life problems.General competence: The candidate is able to access distinctive pathways towards sustainable development while showing how and why it is appropriate to apply a multidisciplinary approach to sustainability. The candidate is familiar with the most relevant theoretical and practical frameworks regarding sustainable development and able to argue about their advantages and limitations.

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

The course is based on a mix of lectures, group work and student presentations, inviting active participation by the students. Students write individual essays that must be evaluated "Accepted" (equivalent to grade B or better) in order to pass the course.

Deltagelse

Miljømessig bærekraft og samfunnsmessig transformasjon

Miljø- og ressursteknikk

Teknologi- og vitenskapsstudier

Miljøadministrative metoder, populasjonsdynamikk

Miljøledelse

Industriell økologi - doktorgrad (ph.d.)

Tverrfaglige kulturstudier - doktorgrad (ph.d.)

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Miljømessig bærekraft og samfunnsmessig transformasjon - KULT8123