About the programme courses run by CEMUS
The Master programme courses run by CEMUS are built upon active student participation and a co-creative process of learning and teaching. You can read more about CEMUS educational model at www.cemus.uu.se/education and Uppsala University’s guidelines for students and teachers “Teaching and Learning at Uppsala University”. The Master’s Programme is administrated by the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU.
Introduction to Sustainable Development, 5 credits
Start date: 2024/09/02
End Date: 2024/09/22
Course Code: 1MV550
Language of Instruction: English
Place of Instruction: Uppsala
About the course
The course is given at the beginning of the fall term for three, full-time weeks. The course focuses on introducing sustainability and different challenges in working in an interdisciplinary environment.
The course provides a general introduction to the evolving sustainable development agenda and introduces six different themes as lenses through which to understand the multifaceted nature of the concept: 1. Interdisciplinarity and the integration of knowledge from different scientific disciplines and traditions, 2. Multidimensionality of the concept of sustainable development, 3. Time and temporal dimensions of sustainable development, 4. Social dimensions of sustainable development including equity and justice, 5. Scale dimensions of sustainable development and, 6. Volume and perspectives on resource abundance and scarcity.
The course highlights general skills, such as academic writing, peer collaboration and interdisciplinary thinking, that will be useful during the program within the complex area of sustainable development. The course presents students with university resources available to them, including libraries and the student health service. Additionally, the course provides an introduction to equal opportunities with respect to the discrimination act.
Learning outcomes from the course syllabus. On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- critically discuss the history of sustainable development as an evolving agenda and the role of different actors in its development;
- explain and critically problematize underlying assumptions and principles of sustainable development and potential conflicts of interest;
- identify and discuss the ways that their own academic background is relevant in an interdisciplinary sustainable development context.
Syllabus: link to syllabus.
Sustainable Development – Worldviews and Visions – A Seminar Series, 5 credits
Start date: 2024/09/23
End Date: 2025/01/19
Course Code: 1MV552
Language of Instruction: English
Place of Instruction: Uppsala
About the Course
The two seminar series courses critically examine the concept and idea of Sustainable Development and consist of several different seminars (September-January and January-March) during which we will discuss a variety of topics together. We will also be visited by guest lecturers from different academic fields.
he course deals with the concept of sustainable development from a historical perspective, by studying how ideologies and views in society have shaped the sustainability discussion. The basic assumptions about how man, nature, development, technology and economy are interrelated are analysed by applying discourse analysis. The course uses different theories and case studies to analyse different interpretations of the normative and practical dimensions of development; at local, regional and global level. The course gives the student the opportunity to participate in ethical and philosophical discussions on sustainability issues.
Learning outcomes from the syllabus for the autumn course. On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- critically analyse the conceptual and practical dimensions of sustainable development at local, regional and global level;
- critically evaluate ethical questions with relevance for sustainable development;
- critically relate to and value different actors’ visions of a sustainable future.
Syllabus: link to syllabus.
Sustainable Development – Worldviews and Discourses – A Seminar Series, 5 credits
Start date: 2025/01/20
End Date: 2025/03/23
Course Code: 1MV553
Language of Instruction: English
Place of Instruction: Uppsala
About the Course
During the course the student will use social science theory in order to be able to critically relate to different assumptions about sustainable development. Basic assumptions about how man, nature, development, technology and economy are interrelated are analysed by applying discourse analysis. The student will be able to structure argumentation by applying discourse analysis as a tool.
Below you will find a link to the course syllabus and details about the course including the course books, preliminary schedule, and examination structure. This information is also available through Studium.
Syllabus: link to syllabus.
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