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Unser Lehrangebot richtet sich sowohl an Studierende aus dem Studiengang "Sustainable Development" als auch an Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Zur Zeit bieten wir die folgenden Kurse an:

14255-01 - Lecture: Environmental Economics | Master | 3 CP

This course addresses topics from current research in environmental economics. The focus is on designing environmental policy with most applications stemming from climate and energy policy. The course will cover three important elements of designing environmental policy:
1) The ability to cope with complications in the short run, such as missing information about costs and benefits, market power or imperfect compliance;
2) The influence of policy on technological change in the long run;
3) The evaluation of policy targets: How to set policy targets under uncertainty about costs and benefits.
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10160-01 - Lecture: Introduction to Environmental Economics | Bachelor | 3 CP

After taking this course you will know how to analyse environmental policy using the tools of economics. You will know economic concepts for understanding the causes of environmental degradation and for setting the objectives of environmental policy. You will be able to apply microeconomic theory to analyze the mechanisms via which different policy instruments influence the environmental behavior of firms.  Course directory

71004-01 - Lecture: Resource Economics | Bachelor | 3 CP

In this class, we will we consider environmental problems where present actions have long-term consequences, as is the case for climate change or for the use of exhaustible resources (oil, natural gas), for the use of many renewable resources (fish, fresh water). The class consists of lectures and exercises. It will finish with a group work, where groups of students adjust an integrated assessment model of climate change to analyze specific questions of climate policy.  Course directory

50399-01 - Colloquium: Introduction to Ongoing MSD Master's Thesis | Master | 1 CP

Within the study program of MSD, students have to register 3 times in a 'master's thesis colloquium'. This colloquium 50339 on "ongoing master's thesis" is the first one to be attended (= colloquium A). The participants learn to understand the presented research designs, pose questions, and learn to give feedback. Course Directory

52317-01 - Colloquium: Presentation of Concepts of MSD Master's Thesis | Master | 1 CP

Within the study program of MSD, students have to register 3 times in a 'master's thesis colloquium'. This colloquium is the second one (= colloquium B). The participants present the research questions and the research design used in their master's theses. They prepare their presentations in a way that is accessible to an interdisciplinary audience, focus on the relation of their research questions to sustainable development and the fit between these questions and the research design. Course Directory

53982-01 - Colloquium: Presentation of Results of MSD Master's Thesis | Master | 1 CP

Within the study program of MSD, students have to register 3 times in a 'master's thesis colloquium'. This colloquium is the third and last one (= Colloquium C). The participants present the results of their master's theses. They prepare their presentations in a way that is accessible to an interdisciplinary audience, focus on the relation of their research questions to sustainable development and the fit between these questions and the results of their theses. Course Directory

49078-01 - Course: Research Design Master’s Thesis | Master | 3 CP

Writing a master's thesis on a sustainability relevant topic is the masterpiece of the MSD study program. Students are expected to use productively their acquired knowledge (in terms of methods and sustainability related content) for analyzing a specific topic. However, developing a research design that copes with scientific scrutiny and accuracy is by far not an easy endeavour. More

50729-01 - Project: Training for Sustainabilty Research | Master | 6 CP 

Participants will work in small, interdisciplinary groups on pre-selected topics of sustainability research.  Course Directory

48953-01 - Core Lecture: Sustainable Development: Introduction into Topics and Approaches | Master | 3 CP

In this introductory course (core lecture), participants are familiarized with the topic of sustainability from scientific perspectives. In this lecture, a first insight into the background, the history, and the important concepts of SD will be provided. An overview on the important current topics in sustainable development and their peculiarities will be given. As well, the political and the societal meaning and the scientific approaches towards SD will be discussed. Course directory

53713-01 - Seminars: Environmental and Energy Economics | Master | 6 CP

The course will cover current topics in environmental and energy economics, ranging from water pollution, climate change, promotion of renewables to new designs for electricity markets.
Students will choose their individual topic from a supplied list and work individually on their seminar thesis. However, they will be required to connect their work to the general topical clusters of the seminar and to discuss the work of other students.
During the first weeks, some training on presentation skills and on providing constructive feedback will be given. Course directory

50399-01 - Kolloquium: Introduction to Ongoing MSD Master's Thesis| Master | 1 CP

Within the study program of MSD, students have to register 3 times in a 'master's thesis colloquium'. The participants learn to understand the presented research designs, pose questions, and learn to give feedback (using a special feedback form). Course directory

52317-01 - Kolloquium: Presentation of Concepts of MSD Master's Thesis | Master | 1 CP

Within the study program of MSD 2017, students have to register 3 times in a 'master's thesis colloquium'. This colloquium is the second one (= colloquium B). The participants present the research questions and the research design used in their master's theses. They prepare their presentations in a way that is accessible to an interdisciplinary audience, focus on the relation of their research questions to sustainable development and the fit between these questions and the research design. Course directory

53982-01 - Kolloquium: Presentation of Results of MSD Master’s Thesis | Master | 1 CP

Within the study program of MSD 2017, students have to register 3 times in a 'master's thesis colloquium'. This colloquium is the third and last one (= Colloquium C). The participants present the results of their master's theses. They prepare their presentations in a way that is accessible to an interdisciplinary audience, focus on the relation of their research questions to sustainable development and the fit between these questions and the results of their theses. Course directory

49078-01 - Course: Research Design Master’s Thesis | Master | 3 CP

Writing a master's thesis on a sustainability relevant topic is the masterpiece of the MSD study program. Students are expected to use productively their acquired knowledge (in terms of methods and sustainability related content) for analyzing a specific topic. However, developing a research design that copes with scientific scrutiny and accuracy is by far not an easy endeavour. Course directory