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COURSE CATEGORY Singel Subject Course MAIN FIELD OF STUDY Miljövetenskap - MXA SUBJECT AREA |
COURSE CODE | 746A06 |
- describe the major scientific arguments for natural and anthropogenic
- describe the major scientific arguments for climate change
- describe the development of the UNFCCC and its major lines of conflict
- discuss the driving forces of climate change over time from 1000 YBP to 100 YAP
- discuss the underlying causes of uncertainty in climate change assessments
- discuss the central concepts for climate change assessments such as impacts, vulnerability and adaptation
- discuss the Kyoto mechanisms
- discuss the major challenges of the post-Kyoto period
- plan, write, present and perform an informed discussion about a minor climate change relevant study
- scrutinise and constructively evaluate one’s own, one’s peers’ and the groups work
- collect relevant scientific articles from databases available through the Library Services.
- discuss the relationship between science and policy with climate change serving as an example.
In the second block, the evolution of the United Nation Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) is presented as well as its major lines of conflict. Students also discuss the current climate change negotiations based on recent Conferences of the Parties to the UNFCCC.
The third block focuses on climate change assessments. Here, the course is based on three basic concepts: impacts, vulnerability and adaptation. Students discuss current ideas on climate change impacts on nature and society in regional, sectoral and other applications. Students are introduced to vulnerability and adaptation to climate change and methodologies to study vulnerability and adaptation to climate change are introduced through presentations of recent research projects such as vulnerability mapping and adaptive capacity at local level in Sweden.
During the course, the students plan and prepare an individual paper, in which they elaborate upon a subject clearly related to the course curriculum. In due order, the tutorial groups discuss choice of subject, outline of the paper, paper draft and a final version of the paper. Consequently, students are expected to critically evaluate each other’s paper in the process of writing. Students also collect scientific articles from databases, such as ISI and ScienceDirect, available through the Library services. A memo of the paper is presented to the whole group and the course is finalised by a seminar in which all papers are presented for other students
Students who have failed an examination are allowed to retake it on two additional occasions, one of which should be arranged shortly after the first examination.
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.
Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree/kandidatexamen (equivalent for example a professional degree) of at least 180 ECTS credits, including a 15 ECTS credit degree paper or equivalent.
All applicants must show in-depth studies for at least one year in a field relevant to the course, including a final paper corresponding to approximately ten weeks of study. Relevant subjects are, e.g. environmental science, biology, meteorology, water resources, geography, economics, social anthropology and political science.
Documented knowledge of English equivalent to "Engelska B"; i.e. English as native language or an internationally recognized test, e.g. TOEFL (minimum scores: Paperbased 550 + TWE-score 4.0, computorbased 213 and internetbased 79), IELTS, academic (minimum score: Overall band 6.0 and no band under 5.0), or equivalent.
The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
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