3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1016145BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
Department
Geography
Educational team
Philippe Huybrechts (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

13 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The course consists of about 6 lectures covering the broad theme of 'Global Change', often given by invited speakers. Typical subjects of the presentations cover the history of the Earth, the palaeoclimate, and various aspects of global warming (physical, economical, and political)

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Powerpoint presentations of the lectures and relevant background articles
Additional info

Powerpoint presentations of the lectures and relevant background articles.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

Depending on the specific lectures given in this course, the following competences can be distinguished:

Gaining insight in various mechanisms that have controlled climate and environmental changes during the Earth's history.
Be able to distinguish between anthropogenic and natural processes of climate and environmental change.
Be able to understand lectures given by active scientists from different disciplines.
Be able to see relations between physical and human aspects of global change.
Develop a critical attitude towards the societal discussion on global change.
Gaining insight in the interplay between climate and environmental changes and demographic, technological, socio-economic, and political developments and choices.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • examen schriftelijk with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Written examination with 1 question per lecture

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written examination with 1 question per lecture. The final grade is the arithmetic mean of the individual evaluation per question.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Philosophy and Moral Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Art Studies and Archaeology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Physics and Astronomy: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Biology: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Chemistry: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Geography: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Physics and Astronomy: Minor Economy and Business
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: biologie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: chemie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: wiskunde (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: ingenieurswetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)