From Wild Consumption to Responsible Engagement – Master

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Building on and applying students’ previous knowledge in the area relevant to the course in a holistic and multi-didactic process (lectures, workshops, excursions, groupwork, fireside talks, panel discussions, etc.) this course will enable an advanced understanding of contemporary debates within environmental issues. The lectures and workshops are held by experts in socioeconomics, ecology, environmental economics, politics, ecological engineering, logistics and other fields. The students will be challenged to critically approach different subjects of interest and will be given the opportunity to put into practice different inter-transdisciplinarity and transformative learning tools.

Course leader

Group of professors and experts.

Target group

Master students in an area relevant to the course.

Course aim

After having completed the course the students are expected to be able to:

• Display, integrate and apply sophisticated perspectives of multiple disciplinary and
contemporary debates within complex environmental problems.

• Apply knowledge of the concepts of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity within
ecological issues in written research.

• Understand and localize the notion of individual transformation to community
transformation and social change.

• Critically reflect on one’s identity and socio-cultural standing as it relates to consumption, lifestyle choices, and sustainable practices.

• Apply the concept of systems thinking within the environmental discourse.

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