990003 VU Detecting, understanding and communicating climate change

winter semester 2023/2024 | Last update: 02.08.2023 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Office of the Vice Rector for Teaching and Students

Instructor:

Anika Donner, MSc, +43 512 507 54216
Mag. Wolfgang Gurgiser, PhD, +43 512 507 54440
ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Kurt Nicolussi, +43 512 507 54073
Patric Simoes Pereira, PhD, +43 512 507 54230

Course number:

990003

Title:

VU Detecting, understanding and communicating climate change

Type/hours:

VU 2

ECTS credits:

2,5

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

English

Learning Outcome:

Students know basic ecological concepts and relationships as well as the main features of the earth's climate system. They have knowledge of current changes and challenges as well as the corresponding role of people. Students can communicate their knowledge about sustainable solutions in society.

Contents:

Increasing the knowledge about the earth's climate system and climate history. Discussion of the causes of the sometimes dramatic climatic changes and their relationship to current and future changes. To use the acquired knowledge effectively in climate debates on different level, climate-related communication skills are trained.

Methods:

Presentations by experts, group discussions, presentations by students, discussions with external media experts

Assessment:

Written feedbacks, presentations, participation in discussions during lectures.

Literature:

Will be announced during the lectures.

Remarks:

For Dates and Contents please check weblink

OLAT:

https://lms.uibk.ac.at/url/RepositoryEntry/5512593792

Link:

https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/alpinerraum/lecture-climate-skills

Start:

see dates

Time, location:

ein Freitag Nachmittag im Dezember, Bildungshaus Seehof Hungerburg

allocated to study field

Minors (Complementary Subject Area)

Minors (Complementary Subject Areas) für Bachelor's Programmes at the University of Innsbruck

Minor: Sustainability (30 ECTS-Credits)

Elective Modules (30 ECTS-Credits)

Compulsory module 2: (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)

Sustainable development goals

SDG 13 - Climate action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy.
SDG 15 - Life on land: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Wed 2023-10-04	17.15 - 18.00	60602 SR 60602 SR	Barrier-free
Wed 2023-10-11	17.15 - 18.45	60602 SR 60602 SR	Barrier-free
Wed 2023-10-18	17.15 - 18.45	60602 SR 60602 SR	Barrier-free
Wed 2023-10-25	17.15 - 18.45	60602 SR 60602 SR	Barrier-free
Wed 2023-11-08	17.15 - 18.45	60602 SR 60602 SR	Barrier-free
Wed 2023-11-15	17.15 - 18.45	60602 SR 60602 SR	Barrier-free
Wed 2023-11-22	17.15 - 18.45	60602 SR 60602 SR	Barrier-free
Wed 2023-11-29	17.15 - 18.45	60602 SR 60602 SR	Barrier-free
Fri 2023-12-15	13.00 - 17.00	60708 SR 60708 SR