BUP courses at Åbo Akademi University 2008-2009
Autumn 2008
Concepts of Sustainability, 5 ECTS
Content:
To give an introduction to concepts of sustainability.Concepts of sustainable development, indicators, cases.
The key events of sustainability, concepts, indicators, cases, sectors. Global, regional and local aspects.
Teacher:
MSc Sinikka Suomalainen et al.
Time:
3.10-10.12.2008 (distance education, no group meetings)
Contact hours:
none
Mode of study:
individual and group tasks, quizzes and writing an essay. Deadlines for tasks are 2 weeks per module (there are 4 thematic modules).
Study material:
material on the internet, papers from Environmental Science – understanding, protecting and managing the environment in the Baltic Sea region.2003. Ed. Rydén Lars. Chapter 25, Tage Sundström, Lars Rydén. The Baltic University Press, Uppsala 2003. All study materials are available electronically.
Assesment:
grade 1-5.
Registrations:
at latest 19.9.2008 to Centre for Continuing Education, the Open University, Tehtaankatu 2, by e-mail: opu@abo or registrations on the web http://www.abo.fi/fc/anmalningsdb/
Sustainable Water Management in the Baltic Sea Basin
The course Sustainable Water Management (15 ECTS) consists of 3 parts (Course I, II, III). The course is of special interest for students with a background in e.g. geology, soil science, environmental engineering and chemistry, hydrology, ecology but other study areas may also be relevant. The course demands previous knowledge within these fields of science. Students are recommended to have studied the previous Baltic University courses, The Baltic Sea Environment and/or A Sustainable Baltic Region or similar. Requirements for successful participation are a basic knowledge of chemistry as well as environmental sciences. It is possible, but not recommended, to participate in only one part of the course.
Course I The Waterscape, 5 ECTS
Course II Water use and management, 5 ECTS
Courser III River Basin management, 5 ECTS(probably not 2008-2009)
The Sustainable Water Management (SWM) is an advanced course in the Baltic University Programme (http://www.balticuniv.uu.se
Sustainable Water Management in the Baltic Sea Basin; Water use and management, 5 ECTS
Teacher:
doc. Egon Nodrström
Contact:
Sinikka Suomalainen
Period:
14.10-2.12. 2008, Tuesdays 16.30-19.00
Level:
intermediate/advanced
Aims and contents:
To give a professional knowledge on the state of the water resources in the Baltic region, their present use and management, and the challenge of creating sustainable water-use in the Baltic Sea drainage area. This part focuses on how water is used. The sectors agriculture, municipal water supply, and industry are treated from both quantitative and qualitative aspects. Practical management options are also presented with several case studies.
Entry requirements:
Students are recommended to have studied the previous Baltic University courses: The Baltic Sea Environment and/or A Sustainable Region or similar. Requirements for successful participation are a basic knowledge of chemistry as well as environmental sciences.
Target audience:
The course is of special interest for students with a background in e.g. geology, soil science, environmental engineering and chemistry, hydrology, ecology but other study areas may also be relevant.
Mode of studies:
Studies in a group led by a tutor teacher, lectures, case reports, probably videoconferences
Form of assessment:
Paper/Presentation/Examination
Literature:
Sustainable Water Management in the Baltic Sea Basin. 2000.
Book 2 Water Use And Management. Ed. L-C Lundin. The Baltic University Programme. 240 p. The book is available free on the internet http://www.balticuniv.uu.se/swm/books/textbooks.htm (and also at Åbo Akademi Univeristy Library)
This course is an advanced course in the Baltic University Programme. (This course will be offered if financing is granted)
Registrations:
at latest 30.9.2008 to Centre for Continuing Education, the Open University (http://www.abo.fi/fc/opu/), Tehtaankatu 2, by e-mail: opu@abo or registrations on the web http://www.abo.fi/fc/anmalningsdb/ , or phone Maria Saxén, 02-215 3281
There will be a limited number of participants (15) attending this course
Spring 2009
A Sustainable Baltic Region, 5 ECTS
Lecturer:
doc. Egon Nordström
Contact:
Sinikka Suomalainen
Period:
31.1-3.4.2009, Fridays at 17.15-19.45
Level:
Basic/Intermediate
Aim and content:
How to develop a sustainable Baltic region. Energy, material flows, sustainable agriculture, forestry and marine resources, sustainable industrial production and technology, transports, habitation, sustainable economy, ethics and law for sustainability.
Entry requirements:
none
Target audience:
Students from all faculties interested in sustainable development and environmental issues.
Mode of studies: Lectures, group discussions, videoconferences in cooperation with students at universities in the Baltic region and literature studies. The course language is english.
Form of assessment:
Active participation, presentations, written examination.
Contact hours:
33
Literature:
A Sustainable Baltic Region, booklets 1-10. The Baltic University Programme, Uppsala university. Uppsala, 1997. Study material includes also videotapes.
This course is an undergraduate course in the Baltic University Programme.
(This course will be offered if financing is granted)
Place:
aud Kosmos/aud Atlas), Centre for Continuing Education
Registrations:
at latest 15.1.2009, to Centre for Continuing Education, the Open University (http://www.abo.fi/fc/opu/), Tehtaankatu 2, by e-mail: opu@abo or registrations on the web http://www.abo.fi/fc/anmalningsdb/ , or phone Maria Saxén, 02-215 3281
There will be a limited number of participants (15) attending this course
Sustainable Water Management in the Baltic Sea Basin; The Waterscape, 5 credits
Teacher:
MSc, BEcon Britt-Marie Jakobsson
Contact:
Sinikka Suomalainen
Period:
3.2-31.3.2009, Tuesdays at 16.30-19
Level:
intermediate/advanced
Aims and contents:
To give a professional knowledge on the state of the water resources in the Baltic region, their present use and management, and the challenge of creating sustainable water-use in the Baltic Sea drainage area. The first part treats the waterscape, i.e., water resources, such as rivers, lakes, groundwater, wetlands and the Baltic Sea with its shore, coastal waters and open sea. Both basic process knowledge and physical and economical geography aspects on the water resources is given in this part.
Entry requirements:
Students are recommended to have studied the previous Baltic University courses: The Baltic Sea Environment and/or A Sustainable Region or similar. Requirements for successful participation are a basic knowledge of chemistry as well as environmental sciences.
Target audience:
The course is of special interest for students with a background in e.g. geology, soil science, environmental engineering and chemistry, hydrology, ecology but other study areas may also be relevant.
Mode of studies:
Studies in a group led by a tutor teacher, lectures, case reports, probably videoconferences
Form of assessment:
Paper/Presentation/Examination
Literature:
Sustainable Water Management in the Baltic Sea Basin. 2000.
Book 1 The Waterscape. Ed. L-C Lundin. The Baltic University Programme. 207 p.
The course is included in Environmental Studies, and is also accepted as 5 ECTS (to be confirmed) in the subject Environmental and Marine Biology (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences). The book is available free on the internet http://www.balticuniv.uu.se/swm/books/textbooks.htm (and also at Åbo Akademi Univeristy Library)
Registrations:
at latest 20.1.2009, to Centre for Continuing Education, the Open University (http://www.abo.fi/fc/opu/), Tehtaankatu 2, by e-mail: opu@abo or registrations on the web http://www.abo.fi/fc/anmalningsdb/ , or phone Maria Saxén, 02-215 3281
There will be a limited number of participants (15) attending this course
Further information:
MSc Sinikka Suomalainen
Centre for Continuing Education
Åbo Akademy University
Tehtaankatu 2
20500 Turku, Finland
Phone:
+358 (0)2 215 4870
Fax:
+358 (0)2 215 4943
e-mail:
sinikka.suomalainen@ abo.fi
