Duration
3h Th, 30h SEM, 30h Mon. WS
Number of credits
| Master in environmental sciences and management, professional focus | 4 crédits | |||
| Advanced Master in Risk and Disaster Management in the Anthropocene Era | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Dorothée Denayer, Moussa El Jarroudi, Claudia Falzone, Koufanou Hien, Marie Lang, N..., Nathalie Semal, Bernard Tychon
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This seminar aims to cover the multiple facets posed by environmental issues and to respect its complexity
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The aim is to open the field of environmental questioning in term of its "integrated" character, i.e. by giving equal space to each of its protagonists. This seminar is centred around case studies.
It aims to make the student aware of interdependence, but also the contradictions which can exist between different facets (scientific, technical, regulatory, socio-economic) of an environmental issue.
It aims to address specific information on an environmental issue, i.e. information of a heterogeneous, fragmented and incomplete nature.
The seminar is based on articulating skills through group and individual work.
More info on e-campus.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
A good knowledge of French is an asset
This seminar requires and develops critical thinking.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Its operating principle consists of alternating between several activities:
- a preparatory phase
- plenary sessions with presentations by speakers and stakeholders involved in the issue, who will be the source of the data you will be working on
- a field visit to supplement your data
- small group work sessions
- individual assignments
- a group presentation
The e-campus platform is used as a digital support.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Further information:
The course is taught in person and remotely.
Additional information:
Combination of in-person learning activities for the Master's in Environmental Science and Management and the Master's in Risk and Disaster Management in the Anthropocene.
A schedule will be available on e-campus at the beginning of the second semester.
Given the teaching methods and approach, attendance at plenary sessions and group work is mandatory. It will be taken into account in the assessment.
This seminar takes place in the second semester of the first year (core curriculum) of the Master's in Environmental Science and Management.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
No documents needed: students will have to base their analyse on their own data.
Resources are made available to students on e-campus
- instructions for students
- other resources depending on the case studied
Exam(s) in session
August-September exam session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Continuous assessment
Out-of-session test(s)
Further information:
Exam(s) outside of exam period = Tuesday, March 17, 2026
- In person
written assessment (open-ended questions) / In person - open-book written assessment
August-September exam period
- In person
written assessment (open-ended questions) / In person - open-book written assessment
August-September exam period
Continuous assessment
* Individual assignments and participation in teaching activities
* Group oral presentation
More information on the e-campus platform
Additional explanations:
Continuous assessment is carried out by a panel of supervisors. It is based on the evaluation of individual work (assignments scheduled in the timetable and exams outside the exam session) and collective work (evaluation of group work and group reports).
These assessments will include participation.
Given the iterative and contextualized nature of the teaching, participation in educational activities is mandatory and taken into account in the assessment. It also determines whether students are allowed to take the exam.
The overall grade is composed of:
- a grade for individual work in continuous assessment (25%)
- a grade for group work and group report in continuous assessment
(25%)
- a grade for the written exam (50%)
Absence from the written exam will result in an overall grade of absence.
Continuous assessment cannot be carried out in the second session. In the second session, the grades for individual work (25%) and group work (25%) remain valid.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The schedule will be communicated via the instructions during the first session and via e-campus
Contacts
Coordination and team members :
Corentin Hecquet (coord) - corentin.hecquet@uliege.be
Bernard Tychon - Bernard.Tychon@uliege.be
Koufanou Hien - khien@uliege.be
Eleonore Kirsch - eleonore.kirsch@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.
Items online
Public environmental controversies
Case studied through the exercices are always public environmental controversies? What does this mean? What can be learned from it regarding society and environment? How can we tackle those issues?
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