| Course Unit Title | ISSUES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
| Course Unit Code | ENV300 |
| Course Unit Details | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Analyse and explain contemporary environmental and sustainability issues
- Analyse and reflect upon how the human activity affects the natural environment and critically asses the impact by using time (past and present) and place (local, peripheral and global) as examination parameters.
- Critically assess the impact of environmental degradation upon people’s quality of life, by co-examining social, financial and cultural aspects of environmental issues.
- Examine contemporary environmental – sustainability issues with respect to theories, ideologies and philosophical approaches.
- Understand the term Sustainable development, its principles, characteristics, aims and objectives.
- Explain why and how SD can address environmental, social and economic problems and become aware of their personal role in achieving a sustainable society.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents |
- Explore important contemporary environmental and sustainability issues: (air pollution, greenhouse effect, climate change, biodiversity depletion, ozone depletion, overpopulation, poverty, sustainable production and consumption, etc.)
- The consequences of man- environment interaction on nature in the past, today, locally, peripherally and globally.
- What is sustainable development?
- Theories, ideologies, and philosophical approaches to resolving current environmental issues.
- Human activity and its impact on the environment, viewed through the lance of different theories and philosophical stances (technocentric – ecocentric).
- Sustainable development and systemic thinking.
- First steps to Education for Sustainable Development
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| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Georgopoulos Α. (2006) Earth, a small and fragile planet. Gutenberg, Athens.
- Zachariou A., Kadis K., Nicolaou Α., (2011) Sustainable Development issues in Education. Politistiko idrima trapezas Kyprou.
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| References | - Athanasakis A. (2004). Environmental Education in all levels of education. Gutenberg.
- Georgopoulos A., & Tsaliki E., (2003). Environmental Education: Principles, philosophy, methodology, games and exercises. Gutenberg.
- Dimitriou A. (2009) Environmental Education: Environment, sustainability. Theoretical and educational approaches. Epikentro.
- Miller G. Tyler (2006). Environmental Sciences, Ion.
- Τsintidis Τ., Christodoulou C., Delipetrou, P., & Georgiou, Κ. (2007). The red book of Cyprus Flora. Filodasikos Syndesmos Kyprou.
- Wright R. (2005) Environmental Science. Toward a Sustainable Future Pearson Prendice Hall, USA.
- Module notes
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The lessons use a combination of lecture, interactive workshops and videos. Teaching methods principally consist of experiential collaborative learning. |
| Assessment methods and criteria | | Reflective Diary | 40% | | Final Exam | 60% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
