BENS9135 European Environmental Policy (2 cr)

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Study level:

Advanced studies

Grading scale:

Pass - fail

Language:

English, Finnish

Responsible organisation:

Department of Biological and Environmental Science

Curriculum periods:

2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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The course focuses on European decision making on environmental topics and explores different professions for environmental experts in European Parliament.

Description

The course is organized as a trip to Brussels. We travel by trains via Sweden, Denmark and Germany and do coursework on the way there and back. In Brussels, the course includes a two-and-a-half day visit including meetings with MEPs and different experts working in the European Parliament and other institutions.

Learning outcomes

- the students will learn how environmental decision making happens on EU level

- the students will learn to make science-based policy recommendations for European decision makers

- the students will get familiar with reading and writing environmental policy texts

- the students will learn to write a short article for the larger public based on their experiences

Description of prerequisites

Course is primarily targeted for students with earlier sustainability-related studies.

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:

Kurssilla yhdessä tehtävien tehtävien suorittaminen, aktiivinen osallistuminen kurssin tapaamisiin, kurssin raportointi

Time of teaching:

Period 4

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Parts of the completion methods

Participation in teaching (2 cr)

Type:

Participation in teaching