Courses at the Professorship of Sustainability, Climate Change and Human Behaviour
This course teaches important methods for inter- and transdisciplinary problem solving. The focus here is primarily on those methods that can be used in interdisciplinary practical courses for the interdisciplinary integration of results from the individual groups or disciplines. In addition, the basics of scientific work and project management are presented. Finally, case studies in which interdisciplinary working methods were applied will be explained.
Lecturer: Univ.-Prof. Dr Hermine Mitter
Type of course: VO
Teaching language: German
ECTS: 2
SSt: 2
More information about the course "Interdisciplinary Working Methods".
Definitions of multi-, inter- and transdisciplinarity; concepts, theories, ways of thinking, practice and problems of interdisciplinary scientific approaches; basic concepts of philosophy of science.
Basic information on all branches of science at the URBI Faculty:
a) Geography: Space and the various approaches to it, theory of action, space-related research and teaching approaches
b) Educational science: Subject areas and fields of action, methodological pluralism in research approaches, examples of research projects
c) Sport: What is sport (science)? What does it do? Spectrum of the scientific field of "sport" and its influences by "parent sciences"
d) ESS: What do (environmental) systems sciences, innovation and sustainability research achieve in an interdisciplinary context? Can sustainability be assessed? What are SDGs? Illustration based on ESS research projects as well as basic information on the Wegener Centre, which is also part of the USW branch of science.
Lecturers: Kruse A, Mitter H, Sattler M, Wächter N, Wlasak P
Type of course: VO
Language of instruction: German
ECTS: 3
SSt: 2
More information about the course "Interdisciplinary Scientific Approaches at the URBI Faculty".