We all support the idea of moving towards a system that operates within planetary boundaries, and promotes well-being and social justice. In this minor, you will develop the competencies necessary to lead these systems effectively. 

Why choose this minor?

• Opportunity to engage with sustainability transitions challenges based on your preferences and interests.
• Challenging assignments to help you develop your own perspectives on dealing with sustainability transitions.
• Opportunity to collaborate with students from across BUAS and beyond.

What is it all about?
This minor invites you to engage with various sustainability transition challenges. These range from those focusing exclusively on environmental or social issues to those combining these two pillars of sustainability.

You can choose the challenges that interest you and, by completing them, develop the skills and knowledge needed to form your own perspective on sustainability and play your part in addressing climate change and/or broader sustainable development challenges.

The minor is designed to enable you to learn alongside fellow students from BUas and other EU universities, as well as various sustainability experts.

It is also designed to be completed online, offering maximum flexibility.

After this minor
You will learn to make well-argued choices and decisions crafting context-specific courses of action of action to address climate-related societal challenges and/or the broader challenge of sustainable development. You will be able to do this in a way that aligns with your worldview, personality and professional ambitions/dreams.

This minor enables you to fulfil two BU-wide Integrated Learning Outcomes (ILOs) at Level 3 (End Level).

ILO 1: Account for climate and sustainability realities/facts in crafting context-specific courses of action to tackle societal challenges that relate to climate change and/or the broader challenge of sustainable development
1.        Basic Level: With guidance, identify climate and sustainability issues that are relevant to a domain’s current and potential contribution to tackling societal challenges that relate to climate change and/or the broader challenge of sustainable development
2.        Intermediate Level: With coaching, analyse the interdependencies between various climate and sustainability issues that are relevant to a domain’s current and potential contribution to tackling societal challenges that relate to climate change and/or the broader challenge of sustainable development
3.        End Level: With limited coaching and direction, make well-argued choices and decisions in crafting context-specific courses of action (within or across domains) to tackle societal challenges that relate to climate change and/or the broader challenge of sustainable development

ILO 2: Develop your own (current and future, personal and professional) role in tackling societal challenges that relate to climate change and/or sustainable development
1.        Basic Level: With guidance, identify a range of realities, facts, perspectives and opinions with respect to societal challenges that relate to climate change and/or the broader challenge of sustainable development
2.        Intermediate Level: With coaching, analyse positionality of stakeholders involved with societal challenges that relate to climate change and/or the broader challenge of sustainable development
3.        End Level: With limited coaching and direction, make well-argued choices and decisions in crafting their/your own (current and future, personal and professional) role in tackling societal challenges that relate to climate change and/or the broader challenge of sustainable development

• For KreativEU students: requirements still to be determined
• Others: Propaedeutic certificate obtained + motivation letter, interview if necessary

This is provided online as part of the challenges.

You will work on challenges following the nine steps of Challenge Based Learning (CBL), with the support of specialised sustainability experts. The entire minor, including the final assessment, is delivered online. This final assessment is an interview with two sustainability experts based on your portfolio. The two BUas-wide Climate & Sustainability Integrated Learning Outcomes will serve as the assessment criteria.

Language of instruction
English

Topics and Structure of the minor
The minor involves completing five sustainability transitions challenges, which you can select from a wide range. Completing these challenges involves going through the nine steps of Challenge Based Learning (CBL), either individually or in a group. To complete the minor, you will reflect on your contribution to completing these challenges individually and relate your development in terms of attitudes, skills, and knowledge to the two BUas-wide Climate & Sustainability Integrated Learning Outcomes in a portfolio. You will present this portfolio as your final product for assessment.

Additional costs
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