Course detail
Sustainability and Global Change III
FCH-MA_ENG1IIIAcad. year: 2025/2026
Global change issues, energy and sustainability issues including energy sources of the world, scientific foundations of energy aspects, solar energy: solar modules, solar-thermal energy, power plants, photovoltaics, ecological aspects, heat pumps, geothermal, wind, wave, water and nuclear energy.
Language of instruction
English
Number of ECTS credits
1
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Entry knowledge
Passing Sustanability and global change II
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Written 1page report of 12 lectures (4 per semester)
presence on seminars is compulsory
presence on seminars is compulsory
Aims
The students obtain insights into different sectors of environmental research and get to know current aspects and problems relating to phenomena of global change. They develop an interdisciplinary perspective and learn to put contents of disciplinary courses into a wider context.
Students deal extensively with the current debate on sustainability and energy, the get to know alternative energy concepts and are able to evaluate them from an ecological as well as economic perspective.
Students:
- obtain insights into different sectors of environmental research,
- get to know current aspects and problems relating to phenomena of global change,
- develop an interdisciplinary perspective,
- learn to put contents of disciplinary courses into a wider context,
- learn to discuss different environmental issues.
Students deal extensively with the current debate on sustainability and energy, the get to know alternative energy concepts and are able to evaluate them from an ecological as well as economic perspective.
Students:
- obtain insights into different sectors of environmental research,
- get to know current aspects and problems relating to phenomena of global change,
- develop an interdisciplinary perspective,
- learn to put contents of disciplinary courses into a wider context,
- learn to discuss different environmental issues.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
- compulsory prerequisite
Sustainability and global change II
Basic literature
Not applicable.
Recommended reading
Not applicable.
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
13 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Global Change:
Scientists from RPTU and Brno University of Technology as well as external institutions present current approaches and results of environmental science research. The specific contents change from year to year.
Energy and Sustainability:
Sustainability
Energy sources of the world
Scientific foundations of energy aspects
Solar energy: solar modules, solar-thermal energy, power plants, photovoltaics, ecological aspects
Heat pumps
Geothermal energy
Scientists from RPTU and Brno University of Technology as well as external institutions present current approaches and results of environmental science research. The specific contents change from year to year.
Energy and Sustainability:
Sustainability
Energy sources of the world
Scientific foundations of energy aspects
Solar energy: solar modules, solar-thermal energy, power plants, photovoltaics, ecological aspects
Heat pumps
Geothermal energy
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
26 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer