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FYS140 Climate Change, Sustainability and Adaptation

Credits (ECTS):5

Course responsible:Bjørn Hallvard Samset

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Course frequency:Yearly

Nominal workload:125 hours including lectures, exercises and individual studies.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Autumn parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Autumn parallel.

About this course

The Earth’s climate, and climate change through history. Weather and meteorology. Radiation balance, carbon cycle and greenhouse effect. Current climate change, causes and consequences. Climate scenarios. Climate risk, and climate policy. Emissions mitigation, and adaptation to a new climate.

The course replaces FYS161 - Meteorology and Climate

Learning outcome

Students are to understand the basic physical principles behind the Earth’s weather and climate, and how and why they are currently changing. The students will also understand the connections between climate, society and climate risk, and the present and future consequences of man-made climate change. The students will be able to discuss the future evolution of the climate, possible measures for mitigating human emissions, and how we can adapt to a new climate, in light of climate resilient and sustainable development.
  • Learning activities

    Lectures,

    exercises,

    colloquia and self-studies

  • Teaching support
    By appointment, students will be able to meet the subject teacher outside normal teaching hours. Use of learning platform Canvas for distribution of course information, learning resources and possibility for communication with teachers and assistant teachers
  • Prerequisites
    MATH100 and FYS100 or Fysikk 1 from upper secondary school.
  • Recommended prerequisites
    Experience with python or equivalent tool for numerical analysis.
  • Assessment method
    Multiple choice (1 hour) plus videopresentation (home exam).

    Home exam Grading: Letter grades Written exam Grading: Letter grades Permitted aids: B1 Calculator handed out, no other aids
  • Examiner scheme
    The external and internal examiner jointly prepare the exam questions and the correction manual. The external examiner reviews the internal examiner's examination results by correcting a random sample of candidate`s exams as a calibration according to the Department's guidelines for examination markings.
  • Mandatory activity
    video presentation (counts for the final character)
  • Notes

    The course is aimed at students who need knowledge of weather and climate in a global perspective, for instance in environment-related studies, ecology etc.

    The course will only be given if at least 15 students have signed up by the sign-up deadline.

  • Teaching hours

    Lectures: 1 x 2hours x 13 weeks = 26 hours.

    Exercises: 1 x 2 hours x 13 weeks = 26 hours.

  • Reduction of credits
    FYS161 - 2 credits
  • Admission requirements
    Special requirements in Science