Environmental Impact Assesment

The aim of the course is that students develop knowledge and skills in environmental impact assessment (EIA) and a critical approach to it. The focus is on the EIA process, its procedures and methods.

The concept EIA refers to environmental impact assessment of independent projects as well as of plans and programmes.

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

• explain the purpose of EIA and its usefulness for environmental politics,
• describe the Swedish and European legislation regulating the use of EIA,
• describe the components in the EIA process and discuss the problems and possibilities of the various methods used in different components,
• discuss problems and possibilities related to the roles of different actors in the EIA process,
• perform analysis, synthesis or evaluation related to a problem linked to EIA. 

Progressive specialisation: G1N (has only upper‐secondary level entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Admission requirements: General admission requirements.

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.

This course is included in the following programme

• Master Programme in Biology: Ecology and Conservation Biology: Ecology and Conservation Biology (studied during year 2)
• Biology programme (studied during year 3)
• Master of Science in Energy and Environmental Engineering (studied during year 4)
• Master of Science in Engineering, Degree Programme in Environmental and Energy Engineering (studied during year 1)