Module PS1120-KP04

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

every summer semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Interdisciplinary Courses, optional subject, Interdisciplinary modules
• Master Interdisciplinary Courses, optional subject, Interdisciplinary modules
• Bachelor Interdisciplinary Courses for health sciences, optional subject, Interdisciplinary modules

Classes and lectures:

• PS1120-S: Economic Aspects of Sustainability (seminar, 1 SWS)
• PS1100-V: Sustainable bioeconomy (lecture, 1 SWS)

Workload:

• 60 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Presentation and discussion of selected fields of action: Sustainability through climate protection using the example of peatland restoration, sustainable water management, cost avoidance through flood and coastal protection in Germany.
• Connection between the bioeconomy and sustainability using exemplary examples: The origin of biomass, the use of biomass for the production of fuel and chemicals, the bioeconomy from the perspective of the innovation economy, the bioeconomy as a closed-loop and interconnected system
• Criteria for success of the bioeconomy

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students can understand the topics of sustainability, bioeconomy and biotechnology and explain them using examples
• They understand the bioeconomy system and the specifics of a sustainable bioeconomy
• They master the essential basics of ecology and their economic classification
• They understand the importance of the bioeconomy and sustainability in the field of entrepreneurship (management, digital economy, business administration and spin-offs)

Grading through:

• portfolio exam

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Charli Kruse

Teacher:

• Institute of Medical and Marine Biotechnology
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Charli Kruse
• Dr. rer. nat. Daniel Hans Rapoport
• Dr. rer. nat. Sandra Schumann
• Dr. rer. nat. Philipp Ciba
• Dr. rer. nat. Anna Emilia Matthießen

Literature:

• Harald Heinrichs, Gerd Michelsen : Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften Springer Spektrum 2014
• Joachim Pietzsch : Bioökonomie für Einsteiger Springer Spektrum 1. Auflage 2017 Edition

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

02.10.2025