Extreme Weather and Societal Vulnerability
15.0 ECTS creditsInstruction is in the form of lectures, seminars, excursions and hand-in assignments. It is concentrated to certain periods with distance learning in-between.
Students acquire basic and specialised knowledge of climate change globally, regionally and locally. Extreme weather is studied along with the consequences of the natural processes and climatic changes of facing nature and society everywhere. Concerning Sweden the focus is on rainfall, floods and storms. The global study also involves heat waves and draught, hurricanes and floods connected to glacier melting. Societal vulnerability and response to extreme weather events and climate change vary in the world and climate adjustment and reduced vulnerability is studied nationally and internationally.
Students acquire basic and specialised knowledge of climate change globally, regionally and locally. Extreme weather is studied along with the consequences of the natural processes and climatic changes of facing nature and society everywhere. Concerning Sweden the focus is on rainfall, floods and storms. The global study also involves heat waves and draught, hurricanes and floods connected to glacier melting. Societal vulnerability and response to extreme weather events and climate change vary in the world and climate adjustment and reduced vulnerability is studied nationally and internationally.
Progressive specialisation:
A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Master's level
Admission requirements
General admission requirements for admission to Master's level plus upper secondary level English B or equivalent.
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
Course code:
CCAA01
The course is not included in the course offerings for the next period.