SPR965 – Environmental Management

Module
Environmental Management
Environmental Management
Module number
SPR965
Version: 1
Faculty
Angewandte Sprachen und Interkulturelle Kommunikation
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. Doris Fetscher
Doris.Fetscher(at)fh-zwickau.de

Lecturer(s)
Course language(s)

English
in "Environmental Management"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

2.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture with integrated exercise / seminar-lecture)

Self-study time

120.00 hours
120.00 hours Selbststudium / Übungsaufgaben - Environmental Management

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

schriftliche Prüfungsleistung
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 50%
in "Environmental Management"

mündliche Prüfungsleistung
Module examination | Examination time: 20 min | Weighting: 50%
in "Environmental Management"

Media type
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Instruction content/structure

1. Actual world's ecological problems;

2. Application of ecological principles in policy-making;
3. Most important international conferences and documents dealing with ecological problems;
4. Environmental policy and sustainable development;

5. Projects evaluation – SEA, EIA
6. Subsidies as a tool of ecologically friendly management;
7. Ecology and Economy similarities and differences;
8. Precautionary Principle and management of environment
9. Ecological products and ecological labels;
10. Footprint and environment management indicators;
11. CBA of environmental management;
12. Environmentalism - political face of ecology;
13. Environmental management on different scales - institutional level, agriculture, industry;
14. Practical Case studies from EU and CR;

Qualification objectives

The aim of course is to teach students how to handle with environmental aspects of economic decisions. This is based on theoretical knowledge, case studies, practical examples and their analysis. The objective of this course is to prepare students for understanding of environmental impact of economic decisions on regional level or within industry. In other words to educate special managers who are able to take into account the broader than socio economic conditions of their work. The main purpose of this course is to help students understand the importance of environmental thinking and acting in both regional and business management. Using case studies and concepts from different projects the students will be acquainted with different approaches in different member states.

Special admission requirements

none

Recommended prerequisites
No information
Continuation options
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Literature
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Notes
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