Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
2 credits
15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Dochain Denis; Kestemont Marie-Paule; van Ypersele de Strihou Jean-Pascal (coordinator);
Language
French
Main themes
Various themes are proposed, depending on the personalities invited. A list of examples is given below (abstract).
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | The goal of the seminar is to initiate the student, in an active, participative and interdisciplinary manner, to a field approach to environmental issues and sustainable development. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The seminar is organised as a set of speeches / debates led by personalities who are professionally involved in the resolution of environmental and sustainable development issues. Those sessions are proposed on such topics as, for example, business and the environment, recycling, clean technologies, land planning and environment, impact assessment, solid waste issues, life cycle assessment and eco-audits, employment and environment, consumption modes, mobility and environment, North-South technology transfer and environment, communication in the environmental debate, eco-epidemiology.
Evaluation methods
Evaluation takes place through preparation of a report on the speeches /debates in which the students took part.
Teaching materials
- Copie des dias présentées
Faculty or entity
ENVI
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Interdisciplinary Advanced Master in Science and Management of the Environment and Sustainable Development
Master [60] in Environmental Science and Management
Master [120] in Environmental Science and Management
Master [120] in Population and Development Studies