Circular economy (5 cr)

Code: YT00AF47-3014

General information

Enrollment: 21.08.2023 - 01.09.2023; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 31.08.2023 - 16.12.2023; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Virtual portion: 2 cr

Unit: Department of Forestry and Environmental Technology

Campus: Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 20 - 40

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Environmental Technology

Teachers: Liisa Routaharju

Teacher in charge: Liisa Routaharju

Groups: YTMI23SM
Environmental Technology, part-time studies

Course: YT00AF47

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Objective

You understand limited resources and their sustainable use (metals, minerals, energy, water, land, forest reserves, nutrient-rich soil, clean air and biodiversity). You know how raw materials can be acquired in a sustainable way. You understand circular economy as the operating model of the future. You are able to see the resource efficiency of circular economy and the related new products and services, waste minimization and changes in consumer behavior as well as the related opportunities for new business models.

Content

What is circular economy? What are the challenges and possibilities of circular economy?

Evaluation

Students can
a) use professional vocabulary systematically.
b) look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c) identify interrelated tasks.