Syllabus academic year 2007/2008
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEGEMF01

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. GEMF01 overlap following cours/es: FMI031, FMI065, FMI100, FMI031, FMI065 och FMI100. Optional for: A3, B2, BI2, C4, D3, E3em, F2, I3, K2, M4, M4en, MD2, N2, Pi2, RH4. Course coordinator: Per Svenningsson, per.svenningsson@miljo.lth.se, Miljö- och energisystem. Recommended prerequisits: Minimum 60 ECTS credits within an engineering program. Assessment: At least 80% attendance at lectures is required. Attendance at discussion seminars is mandatory. A group project is carried out, that must be presented orally and in writing, and the project report must fulfil basic scientific criteria. A written exam must be passed. The final grade of the course is a weighted average of the exam grade (2/3) and the project grade (1/3). Home page: http://www.miljo.lth.se.

Aim
After passing the course, the student should have gained an understanding of how societal activities affect the environment and how environmental problems can be mitigated, in particular from the perspective of the active engineer or fire protection engineer. Also, the student should be encouraged to take part in a discussion regarding the particular responsibility of the engineer in relation to sustainable development. The course departs from already acquired knowledge and relates it to the issue of sustainability.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

Literature
Ammenberg, J: Miljömanagement. Studentlitteratur, Lund 2004. ISBN 91-44-02813-X.
Brandt, N & Gröndahl, F: Miljöeffekter. Kompendium i miljöskydd, del 4. Industriellt Miljöskydd KTH, Stockholm, 2000. ISBN 91-630-9297-2.
Scientific papers, case studies etc.
The literature may be changed, due to the rapid development in this field.