6 ECTS credits
168 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 1023757BNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een verdiepend bachelor niveau.

Semester
2e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Niet mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Inschrijvingsvereisten
Students must have taken ‘Intermediate Micro-economics' or 'Micro-economie' and 'Intermediate Macro-economics' or 'Macro-economie', before they can enroll in ‘Sustainability Economics'.
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Faculteit
Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Business Technology and Operations
Onderwijsteam
Cathy Macharis (titularis)
Ganiyat Temidayo Saliu
Onderdelen en contacturen
24 contacturen Hoorcollege
24 contacturen Werkcolleges, practica en oefeningen
120 contacturen Zelfstudie en externe werkvormen
Inhoud

Everything revolves around the interaction between the economic system and the socio-ecological system. First, the current theories and the new (economic) thinking frameworks are discussed. Subsequently, one can go deeper into various topics that lie at the interface of sustainability and economics. 

The course contains the following aspects:

  • The place and significance of environmental issues in economic theories
  • The effects of economic activity on ecosystems and their theoretical framework
  • The constraints that developing ecosystems place on economic growth
  • The different ways to conceptualize and measure sustainability at the global and national level, as well as at the corporate level
  • Why and how is the environment valued, in money or otherwise?
  • Environmental policy and its effects on companies
  • Implementing sustainability at the company level
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

The course is structured to explore the place of sustainability in economics and our society, ranging across the macro- and micro-level and ending with individual behaviour. At the end of the course, insights into a system change for our economy and society will be gained by the students.

Studiemateriaal
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : Slides, Lectures and Papers
Bijkomende info

Sustainable development was defined in the Brundtland report as: "Development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations".

Economics is about choices and needs and sustainability touches on that at its core. Meanwhile, there are different interpretations and frameworks of the concept of sustainability and how the economic, social and ecological can be brought together. There clearly is tension between the evolution of the economic system and ecological boundaries, and a transition to a different way of thinking and living is imperative. Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen students need to understand these frameworks and the social challenges and receive guidelines on how to deal with them. What opportunities are there for companies in this transition and how can they deal with the various challenges imposed on companies through environmental and other regulations. Every company has to deal with sustainability issues and we have to prepare our students for this and also give them an extra advantage by taking this much needed knowledge to companies.

We interpret Sustainability Econonics as 'the study of the economy that accounts for the limited resources available with a viewpoint on current and future generations'.

Leerresultaten

Algemene Competenties

This course has been centered around the active participation of and cooperation between students with the aim of developing their skills and abilities to deal with the challenges of climate change in the economies of the future. The competences that will be developed and enhanced in this course include the following:

  • Knowledge of the (inter)national sustainability frameworks: Gaining insight into the complexity of sustainability issues and framing htese within globally recognised sustainability frameworks (e.g. SDGs).
  • Pluralistic views of the economy: Developing the understanding of future managers in the multidirectional and complex relationships between economic systems and socio-ecological systems.
  • Providing students with facts, concepts, theories and analytical tools to help analyze these relationships.
  • Long-term and global thinking: Improving awareness and understanding of what these relationships mean in terms of business management in the 21st century. Attention is paid to both local and global developments.
  • Sustainable leadership: Making sustainable, innovative and resilient choices based on knowledge of and insight into economic processes.
  • Self-awareness: Striving for ethical, deontological and socially responsible thinking and entrepreneurship while reflecting on one's own actions.
  • System thinking: Gaining knowledge about the effects of economic activities on the environment, the constraints ecosystems place on these activities, and the ways in which economic science has conceptualized this two-way relationship.
  • Inclusive entreprepeurship: Students will be enabled to be critically aware of the effects companies have on their environment and to develop well-informed and responsible management strategies.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Schriftelijk Examen met een wegingsfactor 100 en aldus 100% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Not applicable.

Toegestane onvoldoende
Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
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Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: minor sociologie
Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: minor wijsbegeerte en moraalwetenschappen
Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: minor management en beleid van de gezondheidszorg
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Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Professionele bachelor Bedrijfsmanagement met Afstudeerrichting Marketing
Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen: minor onderwijs
Bachelor of Business Economics: Business and Technology (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Bachelor of Business Economics: International Business (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master handelsingenieur: Standaard traject
Master of Business Engineering: Business and Technology: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)