Module PS1110-KP04
Social Aspects of Sustainability (GesellNach)
Duration
1 Semester
Turnus of offer
each winter 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:
- PS1102-V: Social classification of sustainability science (lecture, 1 SWS)
- PS1110-S: Social Aspects of Sustainability (seminar, 1 SWS)
Workload:
- 60 hours private studies
- 30 hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
- The idea of sustainable development and its historical classification
- Foundations for theoretical concepts of sustainable development
- Foundations of sustainable development and its scientific resonance
- Basic concepts of sustainability ethics
- Fundamentals of the philosophy of science and transdisciplinary research
- Specific aspects of the methodology of sustainability science
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- Students master the basics of ecological, social and economic assessment of the sustainability of technological developments.
- They have an understanding of which procedures are sustainable in which areas (business, medicine, research, transfer) and which criteria they must fulfil
- You will gain a general understanding of sustainability science and learn about its importance for society and current and future economic developments.
Grading through:
- portfolio exam
Responsible for this module:
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:
Admission requirements for taking the module:- None
Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- Successful and regular participation in the seminar
Module Exam(s):
- PS1110-L1: Social Aspects of Sustainability, Portfolio exam consisting of: 30 points in the form of an individual term paper, 70 points in the form of a semester presentation, 100% of the (non-existent) module grade
Last Updated:
02.10.2025