In this course, you will be introduced to the concept of sustainable development and how it has evolved to what it currently means - a holistic, ongoing process to tackle environmental, social, and economic challenges of human development. You will also be introduced to the impacts that human activities have had on the environment.
The course is available to study both remotely and locally at learning centres in various locations around Sweden, where you can study together with your study group and attend lectures online.
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Course syllabus AL101V (Autumn 2022–)Course consists of recorded lectures with corresponding assignments for examination. The course is digital and "self paced".
The course is available to study both remotely and locally at learning centres in various locations around Sweden, where you can study together with your study group and attend lectures online.
In this course, you will be introduced to the concept of sustainable development and how it has evolved to what it currently means, a holistic ongoing process to tackle the environmental, social, and economic challenges of human development. You will learn about key concepts describing sustainable development, such as the three pillars, and different indicators for sustainable development. You will be introduced to the underlying reasons behind the environmental challenges that we face today, for instance, climate change and ocean acidification. Throughout the course, different frameworks to describe sustainable development will be discussed, including normative approaches.
After successful completion of this course you will have learned:
• a broad overview of the history of sustainable development and current environmental challenges
• global approaches to drive the sustainable development forward
• the main arguments of why there is an urgency for sustainable development and barriers to implementing sustainable solutions
• a holistic approach to sustainable development
• how to identify the environmental impacts of human society and states and trends of the earth
Completed upper secondary education including documented proficiency in English.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Course is mainly held on-line
The course is carried out (mainly) online. Access to a computer with internet is therefore a precondition
