3 ECTS credits
75 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4020582FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
We live in a world where humans are having profound impacts on the global environment. Climate is warming, the populations of many species are in decline, eutrophication is affecting ecosystems and human health, and human societies now face new risks in terms of food security and natural disturbances. Using case studies, this course will illustrate the concepts of key drivers of global change and the impact on human society and ecological systems. Guest speakers from various professional sectors which are experts in their respective domains illustrate their specific view and approach of the problem.
Content:
Examples of case studies - drivers of global change:
Impact on human society and ecological systems:
- Group assignment on a case study based on reading assignments: the students prepare in group a presentation on 3-4 pre-selected scientific papers and give their view on the presented global change.topic.
Course material
Course text (Required): All power point slides used will be made available and should be complemented with individual notes.
Selected scientific articles from peer reviewed journals will be made available.
This course explicitly contributes to the following competences of the curriculum
(as defined by the Biology Department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel):
to have a broad knowledge on human-environment interactions with a focus on biodiversity and biological resources in human-altered ecosystems.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 80% van het eindcijfer
WPO Presentatie bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Presentatie dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
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Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Biology: Human Ecology (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Brussels (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Paris (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: AR Human Ecology 60 ECTS (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Cayenne (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)