Water, Waste, and Material Management (9 cr)
Code: C-10126-AT00DC36-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 15.11.2024 - 30.07.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 01.08.2024 - 31.07.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 9 cr
- Local portion
- 9 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Institution
- LAB University of Applied Sciences, Verkkokampus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 3000
- Course
- C-10126-AT00DC36
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Content scheduling
This course is divided into 3 major sections: • Sustainable Water Management • Sustainable Waste Management • Material Efficiency and Sustainable Materials Each of these will have its own theory sections, and then an exam at the end. Completing all three segments will grant students 9 study credits for completing the full course package.
Objective
Sustainable Water Management Students will learn about - principles of a circular economy for water - principles of a circular economy for water - institutions and frameworks for water management - popular and growing technologies in the field of water management - the relationship between water management, climate change, and climate mitigation and adaptation Sustainable waste management Students will learn about - the relationship between water management, climate change, and climate mitigation and adaptation - basic principles of waste management - policies for waste management and a digital circular economy - technologies for enabling a circular economy Material efficiency and sustainable materials Students will learn about - basics of material qualities - principles of sustainable material selection - secondary materials and their use - circular and ecological design methodologies
Location and time
Study according to your personal timetable, everyone can choose their own. The entire course can be completed independently
Materials
All the needed material is available online on the Moodle page
Teaching methods
Time- and location-independent online implementation. Students get to freely go through the material while the course is available.
Qualifications
This course is designed in a way, that you don't need a background in SSE, in order to pass the course. However, this is the 3rd part of our goLAB course series, and we recommend that you complete parts 1 and 2 first. Part 1: AT00DC20 Principles of Sustainability and Circular Economy Part 2: AT00DC35 Environmental and Technical Cycles