Exploring places for learning about sustainability, 3 credits

Main field of study

Course level

Advancement level

Entry requirements

General entry requirements for undergraduate studies
and
English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6/Engelska nivå 2)
Exemption from Swedish

Intended learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should be able to

• explain central aspects of environmental and sustainability education 
• discuss how the local environment can serve as a basis for sustainability education 
• explain models that address human relationships to places. 

Course content

The course addresses environmental and sustainability education generally, with a special focus on literature that highlights human relationships to their surroundings. The course covers theories about human-place relationships and place-based education, and how these can be applied in one's own teaching practice or other relevant contexts.

Teaching and working methods

The course includes seminars, independent studies, and personal investigations of the local environment.

Examination

The course is examined through a written exam. 

Applies to all courses regardless of grading scale.

• 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.

If the course has a three-graded grading scale (U - VG), following applies:

• Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

The following applies to courses that include a compulsory component:

• If special circumstances prevail, and if it is possible with consideration of the nature of the compulsory component, the examiner may decide to replace the compulsory component with another equivalent component.

If the LiU coordinator for students with disabilities has granted a student the right to an adapted examination for a written examination in an examination hall, the student has the right to it.

If the coordinator has recommended for the student an adapted examination or alternative form of examination, the examiner may grant this if the examiner assesses that it is possible, based on consideration of the course objectives.  

An examiner may also decide that an adapted examination or alternative form of examination if the examiner assessed that special circumstances prevail, and the examiner assesses that it is possible while maintaining the objectives of the course.

Grades

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