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Water, Waste, and Material ManagementLaajuus (9 cr)

Code: AT00DC36

Credits

9 op

Teaching language

  • English

Objective

Sustainable Water Management
Students will learn about
- principles of a circular economy for water
- principles of a circular economy for water
- institutions and frameworks for water management
- popular and growing technologies in the field of water management
- the relationship between water management, climate change, and climate mitigation and adaptation

Sustainable waste management
Students will learn about
- the relationship between water management, climate change, and climate mitigation and adaptation
- basic principles of waste management
- policies for waste management and a digital circular economy
- technologies for enabling a circular economy

Material efficiency and sustainable materials
Students will learn about
- basics of material qualities
- principles of sustainable material selection
- secondary materials and their use
- circular and ecological design methodologies

Enrollment

06.05.2024 - 30.07.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

9 op

Virtual portion

9 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Complementary competence and optional courses, Bachelors
Teachers
  • Saku Syngelmä
Groups
  • TLABTO24H
  • MLABTO24H
  • HLABTO24H
  • LLABTO24-25
  • TLABAVO25K
  • TLABAVO24S

Learning outcomes

Sustainable Water Management
Students will learn about
- principles of a circular economy for water
- principles of a circular economy for water
- institutions and frameworks for water management
- popular and growing technologies in the field of water management
- the relationship between water management, climate change, and climate mitigation and adaptation

Sustainable waste management
Students will learn about
- the relationship between water management, climate change, and climate mitigation and adaptation
- basic principles of waste management
- policies for waste management and a digital circular economy
- technologies for enabling a circular economy

Material efficiency and sustainable materials
Students will learn about
- basics of material qualities
- principles of sustainable material selection
- secondary materials and their use
- circular and ecological design methodologies

Assessment scale

1-5