Environmental and Technical Cycles (9cr)

Objective

Environmental Cycles & Sustainable Bioeconomy Students will learn about - critical Earth cycles and their impacts - circular bioeconomy principles in action - different technologies for circular bioeconomy - the measurements used for sustainable development Technical cycles Students will learn about - principles of a circular economy for technical materials - policies and regulations driving development in key industries - principles for circular business development - circular and ecological design methodologies Climate change Students will learn about - the history and reality of climate change-its impact on human systems - climate change theory and climate science - climate change as a sustainable development challenge - knowledge and institutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change