Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Students completing the module acquire the following:
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of the theories of the patterns and
processes that shape human interaction within the built and natural
environments
- Knowledge of the range of ways in which humans attempt to
regulate interactions with their biophysical environments through
governance, management and policy
- Can be critical toward various perspectives on
human-environment interactions and reflect on how differing human
values influence human uses and relations to the
environment
Skills
- Can apply theories of human-environmental interactions seen
through global change
- Can assess the value and reliability of others’ research and
methodology in relation to the patterns and processes that shape
human interactions with the built and natural environments
- Can articulate and critique the place and space dimensions of
patterns and processes that shape human interactions with the built
and natural environments
Competences
- Can demonstrate continuous professional development through
acquisition of new knowledge of patterns and processes that shape
human interaction with the built and natural environments
- Can construct an analytical-theoretical understanding of the
local dimensions of global change
- Can appreciate commonalities and diversity in the local
expressions of global change processes
- Can reflect on the power relations and structural dimensions
embedded in human-environment interactions
Type of instruction
Lectures, field work, workshops, seminars, assignments,
etc.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Human-Environment Interactions |
Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Permitted aids | |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |