| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Sustainability and Plastics Management (SPM) 2024W |
| Objectives |
Overall scope and aims include:
- Based on an evolutionary and historic perspective along with recent scientific findings, to raise, enhance and deepen your knowledge and awareness towards the Grand Global Challenges, crucial to the near-future development of human society (next 40-50 years).
- To foster a better understanding for the potential role of Polymeric Materials & Polymer based Technologies in helping to resolve some of these Grand Global Challenges of human society.
- To train and expand the capacity and competencies for comprehensive multi-/trans-/cross-disciplinary (i.e., ‘all-inclusive’) short-term, mid-term, long-term thinking & decision making, triggering perhaps a life-long interest and learning desire on issues of global socio-economic & environmental significance.
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| Subject |
- Introduction to set the stage (“The Big Picture” setting)
- Sustainable Development in Context: Evolutionary vs. Anthropocentric and Policy Perspective
- The Global Energy Transition in Context: An all-renewable energy systems future – Why and (how) can it be done?
- The Evolvement of Polymeric Materials (“Plastics”) in Context: Plastics as Key Enablers for Sustainable Development?
- The (Key) Role of Polymeric Materials (“Plastics”) in Navigating the Great Technological & Industrial Transformation: Towards an All-Renewable Energy System and an All-Circular Carbon/Plastics Economy?!
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Lecture attendance and discourse participation; participation in student surveys; homework assignments; written exam.
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| Methods |
Lectures by course leader/instructor; interactive discussions and reflections, homework reading assignments and video recommendations.
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Lecture handouts (pdf of ppt-slides); recommended websites and web-links.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
Lecture dates/times will preferably be blocked; to be established jointly in a kick-off event with students registered after the Easter break.
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| Corresponding lecture |
480ADPTPM3K10: PR Polymeric Materials 3 (Polymeric materials and sustainable development) (3 ECTS)
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