Global Climate and Environmental Change
This course explores climate and environmental change across different time scales, examining both the natural and human-induced causes of climate variability and their profound impacts on the environment and society.
The course provides in-depth knowledge of short- and long-term climate changes, focusing on the natural drivers of climate variability and their environmental consequences. Special emphasis is placed on analyzing cutting-edge research in the context of contemporary international climate politics and policies, as well as understanding the dynamic interplay between climate, the environment, and societal development.
Key topics covered in the course include:
- Mechanisms driving climate changes
- Methods for reconstructing past climate changes
- Climate and environmental shifts during glacials and interglacials periods
- The role of climate in shaping societal development
- Human influence on the climate system
- Impacts of climate change on the environment and society
- An introduction to climate modelling
- International climate and environmental policies
The course is part of the Master's Programme in Globalization, Environment and Social Change, but it can also be taken as an elective in other programmes.
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Course structure
Modules
- Causes and Effects of Climate Change, 6 credits
- Climate Change from a Societal Perspective, 3 credits
- Project, 6 credits
Teaching format
The education consists of lectures, seminars, exercises and project work.
Assessment
For details see syllabus.
Plagiarism and regulations for disciplinary matters
As a student you must be conscientious about clearly accounting for the material used in the texts that are submitted for examination. To use another person’s expressions or ideas without stating the source is plagiarism. To translate and/or change some words in someone else’s text and present it as your own is also a form of plagiarism. Plagiarism is considered cheating and if discovered in an exam or paper, the exam or paper will be failed immediately and disciplinary measures may be taken.
Any student who is caught cheating or disrupting academic activities may be suspended from lectures and exams for a period of up to six months. The Vice Chancellor or the Disciplinary Council decide whether the student is to be subject to any disciplinary measures.
Read more about the rules and regulations here: Governing documents relating to education.
Examiner
Stefan Wastegård
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Schedule
The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course. -
Course literature
Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.
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Course reports
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Contact
Registration is normally done at the beginning of each semester.
Course coordinator
Wastegård
E-mail: stefan.wastegard@geo.su.seStudy counsellor, student office and other contacts
