Valid from: Autumn 2022
Decided by: FN3/Per Tunestål
Date of establishment: 2015-11-12
Division: Department of Design Sciences
Course type: Third-cycle course
Teaching language: English
Overall aims with this course are that the participants shall understand and be able to reflect on the set of problems with complex socio-ecological systems and to understand the importance of multi-disciplinary efforts and how to deal with current and future uncertainties. Sustainable development in the course refers to the development at the global, regional and local levels as defined in the Brundtland Commission report "Our common future", with the three pillars of environmental, social and economic sustainability. The aim of Part 1 of the course is to give PhD students in depth knowledge of sustainable development. This knowledge will increase the students' ability to identify possibilities and risks associated with sustainability when developing products, processes and systems. The aim of Part 2 is that the PhD student acquires knowledge specific to the student's research subject.
Knowledge and Understanding
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
Competences and Skills
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
Judgement and Approach
For a passing grade the doctoral student must
The course is divided into two parts. Part 1 consists of essential knowledge in sustainable development (5 hp). Part 2 provides in depth knowledge in the doctoral student’s own discipline (2.5 hp). Part 1: The subdivisions below are grouped into modules. Some modules have online video introductions, some have introductory seminars and others have introductory reading materials. Subdivisions: Definition of sustainable development. History. Climate change and its effects. Planetary boundaries. Circular economy. Lice-cycle analysis. Food security. Social aspects. Health and occupational health. Sustainable city. Poverty. Complex systems. Sustainable development and ethics. The designer/engineer and sustainable development. Part 2: A literature review of ongoing research in sustainability in relation to the student’s own discipline.
Literature and other online videos will be made available for each module.
Types of instruction: Lectures, seminars, project, self-study literature review. Introductions by teachers in the classroom and in online videos.
Examination formats: Written report, written assignments, miscellaneous.
Active participation in introductions in lecture rooms, workshops and seminars.
Presentation of the literature review and project work.
Grading scale: Failed, pass
Examiner:
Admission requirements: Accepted to PhD education at a technical faculty.
Selection criteria: Criteria for selection will be used in the following order:
1. PhD student from the department of design sciences,
2. PhD student from the faculty of engineering,
3. PhD student who has reached longer in his/her postgraduate studies,
4. by lottery.
Part 1 of this course (5 hp) overlaps completely with the course Sustainable Development – a Systems View (IDE055F, 5 hp). The course is given every two years. At most 20 applicants will be accepted.
Course coordinators:
Web page: https://www.design.lth.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning/forskarutbildningskurser/