HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT AND RISK

History, Environment and Risk: This interdisciplinary course provides a broad overview of environmental and health-related risks and crises in history from ancient times until the 20th century: how they have affected different groups of people, how they have been handled, and how this knowledge can be used to address current challenges and reach the UN global goals for sustainable development.

The geographical focus is northern Europe, with global examples. The course also covers methods for historical knowledge acquisition.

Instruction is in the form of lectures and mandatory seminars.

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. give an account of and critically reflect upon how environmental and health-related risks and crises have affected societies in the past,
2. give an account of and critically reflect upon how environmental and health-related risks and crises have been handled throughout history,
3. demonstrate how knowledge of historical risks and crises can be used to overcome current challenges to sustainable development, and
4. give an account of and critically reflect upon methods of historical knowledge acquisition in relation to risks and crises.

• 60 ECTS credits completed in one or several of the following areas of study: Natural Science, Technology, Medicine, Health Science, Social Science, or the Humanities, as a student of any of the universities belonging to the EUNICE European University consortium (check universities here).
• English B2 level.

Study Level: Bachelor

• Submit your application via the button ‘Apply Now’.
• Please keep in mind that the number of participants could be limited for each course. Application does not guarantee enrolment in the course.
• The course participants will be selected based on criteria specified in the study guide.
• Your home university will inform you whether you have been accepted and provide further information about the next steps.

Specific instructions in some universities:

BTU students: for questions about enrolment and recognition at your university, you can visit this website.
UPHF students: make sure to ask the approval of your director of studies (responsable pédagogique) before applying. For any question, you can contact the EUNICE office: eunice@uphf.fr
UoP students: questions about enrolment and recognition can be answered by your Director of Studies or ECTS Coordinator, or you can contact eunice@go.uop.gr

Any questions about enrolment or credit recognition? Contact your EUNICE courses coordinator.