Course syllabus for Chemical environmental science

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Course syllabus adopted 2020-02-14 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameKemisk miljövetenskap
  • CodeKKM051
  • Credits4.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKKMT
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyEnergy and Environmental Systems and Technology, Chemical Engineering
  • ThemeEnvironment 4.5 c
  • DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 53113
  • Maximum participants60
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0194 Examination 4.5 c
Grading: TH		 4.5 c
  • 11 Jan 2021 am J
  • 08 Apr 2021 am J
  • 20 Aug 2021 pm J

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Basic chemistry.

Aim

The aim of this course is to provide an ecological and toxicological perspective on the management of problems in the chemical environment.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  1. describe the trends and the mechanisms behind regional and global environmental problems
  2. describe different forms of human impact on ecological processes
  3. describe the risk assessment processes for human health and environmental risks, fate and transport models for emissions and perform simple risk assessments
  4. describe environmental assessment processes, for example life cycle assessment
  5. describe how various approaches including environmental management systems are used in sustainability work at the company, national and EU levels
  6. discuss and apply different principles for ethical decision-making and discuss the engineers role in relation to sustainable development

Content

Ecology and biogeochemical cycles, global environmental problems, eutrophication, simplified models of the transport and fate of chemicals, toxicology, chemical health hazards, qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques, environmental quality standards, life cycle assessment, environmental management systems, environmental strategy, REACH, ethical decision-making, the role of engineers.

An optional project on risk assessment may be undertaken.

Organisation

Lectures, tutorials and a group project.

Literature

Peters & Svanström (2019) Environmental Sustainability for Engineers and Applied Scientists. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9781316617731
The textbook, plus the lecture and tutorial materials define the course content. See the course outline for details.

Examination including compulsory elements

Final written exam. Grading scale: fail, 3, 4, 5

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to examination:
    • 2020-09-30: Grade raising No longer grade raising by GRULG