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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
ENVT0017-1  Current issues of sustainable development
Duration :  30h Th, 20h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
Advanced Master in Development, Environment and CommunitiesSecond semester3
Master in sciences and environment management Second semester4
Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en développement durable, 1st yearSecond semester4
Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en énergies renouvelables, 1st yearSecond semester4
Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en intervention technique, 1st yearSecond semester4
Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en surveillance de l'environnement, 1st yearSecond semester4
Holder(s) :  Catherine Mougenot, Pierre M. Stassart
Language :  French language
Course contents :  Discovery, in depth analysis and communication around five "special questions". Those questions are particularly significant from an environmental and sustainable development's point of view : animal wellbeing, nature's management, food sovereignty, biofuel, fair trade and equitable consumption, etc.
Course objective :  A double objective is assigned with this course:
1. To increase students'awareness of "special questions", i.e. whose relevance is particularly acute in a sustainable development approach (for example: the space management according to conservation, to animal wellbeing, to food sovereignty,etc.).
2. To get students to communicate orally to a public of "non-scientists" on one of thoses issues.
Prerequisites :  None
Workshops :  The student chooses a question which will be at the heart of its oral presentation: search for informations, talk's elaboration and preparation for a communication, etc).
Organization :  1. One week presentation of five questions (one day per issue).
2. Later on: two collective working days for the preparation of the talks.
3. Individual student's work in order to finalize his talk.
4. End of the year: a one day presentation in front of a board of a panel of laymen.
Written notes :  Collection of articles
Assessment :  The evaluation of the board will be balanced by those of the supervisors.
Contacts :  Pierre Stassart

P.Stassart@ulg.ac.be

063 230 816

Catherine Mougenot
cmougenot@ulg.ac.be
063 230 866
Remarks :  None


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