Environmental Management in Practice
Syllabus, Master's level, 1TV027
- Code
- 1TV027
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Technology A1N
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (G)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 29 April 2015
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Entry requirements
120 credits and Environmental Law.
Learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student will be able to:
- Compare the different roles of, and relations between, firms, governmental agencies, not-for-profit organisations and other actors in relation to issues concerning environmental and natural resource management and sustainability.
- Describe the motivating factors and processes for integrating environmental and natural resource management and sustainability issues with the strategies, operations management and global surveillance of organisations.
Content
The objective of the course is to provide skills and an improved understanding of how firms and organisations work with sustainability issues such as environmental and natural resource management and sustainability issues.
The course provides guidance as to how actors in the form of organisations interact in environmental and natural resource management. It includes the motivating factors, processes and tools available when it comes to linking environmental and natural resource concerns and sustainability issues with strategies, operations management, quality assurance, development of products and services, public relations and other external relations.
Most of the course is devoted to a project where students can study how environmental management is practiced or can be practiced. Students have the opportunity to use the knowledge and / or skills acquired during the courses that are included in the Environmental Management semester block. The project work may be either public, private, or not-for-profit actors / organisations and can be limited to the study of any of the aspects of environmental management that is considered in the course. During the course, students should reflect upon and discuss their own potential future role in the management processes under consideration.
Instruction
The course consists largely of a group project, but teaching also occurs in the form of lectures, seminars, supervision, and the presentation of the project.
Assessment
An approved project report (8 ECTS) and approved mandatory assignments (2 ECTS), including participation in supervision, reporting, and seminars.