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A survey of environmental science and policy issues, including ecology, engineering, geology, geography, law, economics, philosophy, and sociology.

We will use the Innsbruck area and the Austrian Alps to survey environmental science and policy issues from inter-disciplinary perspectives, including ecology, geology, engineering, geography, hydrology, environmental quality, natural history, law, economics, philosophy, and sociology. Students will conduct group projects on environmental issues in Innsbruck and Tirol. Glacier field trip required, tentatively scheduled for Sunday, July 9.

Course Goals and Objectives: Students will learn how to frame and understand environmental issues and questions within the context of basic scientific, economic, and sociological principles. Students will explore the idea that environmental policy questions involve aspects not just of science, but also of economics, culture, social values, and morality. Students will improve their ability to analyze environmental questions quantitatively, to discuss and debate these issues through oral and written communication.

Voraussetzung: Anwesenheit bei der Vorbesprechung am 31. Mai 2017 um 17:00 Uhr im Raum 4U102b 

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at

Die Anrechnung der Kurse der UNO-IBK International Summer School muss von den Studierenden selbst vorab mit den zuständigen StudiendekanInnen geklärt werden. Diese allein entscheiden über die Anerkennung der belegten Kurse für das jeweilige Studienfach. Es wird empfohlen, sich einen Vorabbescheid über die Anerkennung der Kurse ausstellen zu lassen.