WISUSTRAN Basic multidisciplinary studies in sustainability transitions (25+ cr)

Basic multidisciplinary studies in sustainability transitions - module introduces students to the needs, barriers and opportunities of sustainability transitions from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Sustainability transitions will be examined from perspectives such as technological solutions, social governance systems, cultures and behaviours. A particular focus will be on enhancing students' interdisciplinary understanding of the challenges and solutions to sustainability transitions: the courses will define sustainability transitions as complex processes that require multi-level approaches combining expertise from different disciplines in order to understand and manage them. 

Upon completion of the module, the student:

• Understands sustainability problems and transitions as broad, interconnected phenomena whose solutions require changes in technologies, social systems, cultures and behaviour.
• Is able to describe the role of knowledge and understanding from different disciplines in promoting sustainability transitions.
• Is able to acquire up-to-date scientific knowledge for use in sustainability transitions.
• Is able to outline and create new future scenarios and trajectories for adaptation.
• Is able to apply multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives to concrete sustainability challenges in a multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Has acquired the capacity to deepen their expertise on sustainability transitions both within their own discipline and in multidisciplinary cooperation.