 | Study programme 2025-2026 | Français | |
 | Understanding the issues and challenges of sustainable development and transitions | ||
Programme component of Bachelor's in Chemistry (MONS) (day schedule) à la Faculty of Science |
| Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
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| US-B2-SCCHIM-600-M | Optional UE | HANTSON Anne-Lise | F505 - Génie des Procédés chimiques et biochimiques |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Français | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Full academic year |
| AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-DEVD-001 | Understanding the issues and challenges of sustainable development and transitions | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A | 100.00% |
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Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes
- Understand the fundamentals
- Provide basic knowledge in more specialised fields of chemistry (e.g. in theoretical chemistry, chemistry of materials, macromolecular chemistry)
- Have developed the learning skills needed to undertake further studies with a sufficient degree of autonomy
- Provide clear and accurate information
- Communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to a qualified scientific partner
- Have a rigorous scientific approach
- Gather and interpret relevant scientific data and critically analyse it considering scientific, ethical and environmental aspects
Learning Outcomes of UE
The aim of this A.A. is to enable you to understand, via a cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary approach, the issues at stake in the way society functions today (socio-ecological issues) as well as the underlying challenges of Sustainable Development & Transitions.
The learning outcomes developed in this course are to be able to:
- Identify and define the notions and concepts of SD;
- Examine the numerous issues in the light of SD (climate, biodiversity, etc.);
- Formulate the environmental and socio-economic challenges (precariousness, justice, psychological aspects, resistance to change, access to resources, etc.);
- Understand the political (regional, national, international), legislative and financial aspects of transition.
- Recognise the complexity of SD issues;
- Relate and illustrate the challenges of SD through a transdisciplinary approach enabling students to understand the role of their discipline in relation to these issues.
UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance
The content of the course is structured around 6 thematic seminars:
- Socio-ecological issues - understanding ... in order to act
- Inhabiting the earth/economic model
- Biodiversity/global change
- Resources/energy/water
- Inhabiting the world: crossroads
- Law and sustainable development
In addition to the seminars, there are also a number of activities designed to help you get to grips with the subject matter: inter-faculty group discussions, a climate fresco, a deep time walk and practical work using a systemic tool to put the themes covered in the seminars into perspective.
Prior Experience
Not applicable
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
| AA | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
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| V-DEVD-001 |
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Mode of delivery
| AA | Mode of delivery |
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| V-DEVD-001 |
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Required Learning Resources/Tools
| AA | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
|---|---|
| V-DEVD-001 | Not applicable |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
| AA | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
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| V-DEVD-001 | Not applicable |
Other Recommended Reading
| AA | Other Recommended Reading |
|---|---|
| V-DEVD-001 | Not applicable |
Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
| AA | Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next |
|---|---|
| V-DEVD-001 | Authorized |
Term 1 Assessment - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 assessment |
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| V-DEVD-001 |
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Term 1 Assessment - comments
| AA | Term 1 Assessment - comments |
|---|---|
| V-DEVD-001 | As the AA is scheduled over the academic year, the assessment takes place in Q2. |
Resit Assessment - Term 1 (BAB1) - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 resit assessment (BAB1) |
|---|---|
| V-DEVD-001 |
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Resit Assessment - Term 1 (BAB1) - Comments
| AA | Resit Assessment - Term 1 (BAB1) - Comments |
|---|---|
| V-DEVD-001 | Not applicable |
Term 2 Assessment - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q2 assessment |
|---|---|
| V-DEVD-001 |
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Term 2 Assessment - comments
| AA | Term 2 Assessment - comments |
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| V-DEVD-001 | There is no weighting associated with the different parts of the assessment, so no mark is associated with the AA. Assessment is based on participation in all the seminars, and on two deliverables: - a collective deliverable, produced during the practical sessions, in a free format (poster, video, etc.) which must be presented at the end of the last practical session. -an individual deliverable in the form of a reflective report. |
Term 3 Assessment - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 assessment |
|---|---|
| V-DEVD-001 |
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Term 3 Assessment - comments
| AA | Term 3 Assessment - comments |
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| V-DEVD-001 | There is no second session, the assessment being based on participation in seminars and practical work, and on the two deliverables requested during the year. |