Managed by Dr. Maike Gossen.
When: Seminar / lecture: mondays, 12pm – 2pm in room MAR 0.015
Tutorial: wednesdays, 12am – 2pm in room MAR 0.002
Content: In this module, basic skills and abilities in the field of "sustainable consumption" are acquired, which can be used as everyday skills in connection with consumption decisions. In addition, there is a classification and introduction to other areas of consumer education (finance, market events and consumer law; media and information; nutrition and health).
After successful completion of the module, students can
The seminar is four hours long – with two hours of main seminar and two hours of tutorial every week. The credit points consist of active participation in the tutorial and a final performance test about the contents of the main seminar (test on 06.02.2023).
Further information about the course is available in Moses.
Managed by Prof. Dr. Tilman Santarius.
When: Blockseminar
Content: In this module, students acquire deeper socio-ecological competences, particularly for understanding work in the context of different social and economic science concepts and in the context of sustainable development. The seminar introduces different concepts of work (gainful employment, reproductive work, subsistence work, civic engagement, etc.), discusses the relationship between work and environmental impacts, and finally explores the challenges of changing work models and forms within the socio-ecological transformation towards a “zero-emission society.”
After completing the module, students will be able to explain and critically reflect on the historically changing meanings and different concepts of “work”; explain different forms of work; classify work in the context of sustainable development; explain current socio-ecological challenges related to work and against the background of relevant developments (e.g. globalization and digitalization); and critically reflect on different approaches to address these challenges.
Students are required to develop a “vision” and a comprehensive design for sustainable work in a sustainable society. The module is scheduled for four hours but only two hours per week as a face-to-face seminar. Consequently the conceptual and empirical student projects require a significant amount of time (about 1.5 hours/week) and culminate in presentations at a “sustainability-oriented work exchange” at the end of the semester.
Further information about the course is available in Moses.