SASI06
SASI06: Greening the Economy - Achieving the Global Goals
The SASI06 Greening the Economy - Achieving the Global Goals is a course for exchange students at Lund University focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a more sustainable future.
How can we use the SDGs to better achieve a greener economy?
This course is an interdisciplinary course that addresses sustainability, climate change and how to combine economic development with a healthy environment. Students will explore greening the economy and the sustainable development goals on four levels – individual, business, city, and nation, and look at the relationships between these levels. Practical examples of the complexities and solutions across each level are discussed. A particular focus is placed on examples from Scandinavia, but the course also features examples from Europe and around the world, which taken together provides a practical starting point for learning about greening the economy and the relationship to the sustainable development goals.
Course Period 2025
The course is offered in the second part of the autumn term, from 3rd November 2025 to 14th December 2025. In-class time is scheduled for Monday and Thursday afternoons.
Course Modules
- Introduction to greening the economy and the sustainable development goals
- Individual choices
- Business strategies
- Sustainable cities
- National policies
What do say students about the course?
"The structure of the course - very solutions-orientated and practical, not just focusing a lot on why we need to change but also how we can do this. Having one week-long module for each type of actor was effective and helped to separate the different sections of the course as well as to compare and contrast the different strategy types and levels of responsibility for each kind of actor."
"Teaching - all teachers involved were very engaging, knowledgeable and passionate about the subject, which really enhanced the learning experience"
"Forum posts - a good way to stay engaged with the course and to read about other people's opinions and experiences, really made the most of our diverse backgrounds"
"Seminar discussions - very engaging, interesting to hear other people's opinions, useful for reflecting on/forming my own opinions on the topics discussed. I found the puzzle particularly interesting to consider what real individuals are willing/able to do and how this varies a lot."
"Variety of resources - not just readings but also videos and podcasts."
Learning Objectives
On completion of the course the students shall be able to:
- Describe the basic challenges involved in the implementation of greening the economy and gain an overview of the sustainable development goals.
- Describe and contrast basic concepts, strategies and technologies that can enable greening the economy and achieving the sustainable development goals.
- Analyze, evaluate and make critical judgements on various strategies and approaches towards greening the economy and the relationship to the sustainable development goals.
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and execute course assignments within given time limits, using relevant methods for completing the assignment.
- Demonstrate the ability to present, in written or oral form, a coherent and sustained argument related to a given question or problem of relevance to the course content.
- Reflect upon how individual choices, business strategies, sustainable cities and national policies can promote or hinder greening the economy and the relationship to the sustainable development goals.
Admission
From autumn 2024 the course may also be available for application via Antagning.se for non-exchange students. If you don't find it there, please contact us for information.
Course syllabus
Read the official SASI06 Course Syllabus here.
Teaching and assessment
The course involves lectures, seminars and assignments. Seminars are compulsory, and active participation required to pass the course. Students are awarded one of the following grades: U,3,4,5 - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)