Definition
A study program (SP) on sustainable development (SD) is a set of educational and methodological materials regulating the educational process, aimed at the formation of appropriate competencies in the field of sustainable development. In general, the study program includes a general description where the main mission (idea) of the program is disclosed, a curriculum defining the sequence and a list of disciplines and modules studied, programs (plans) of each discipline, and the conditions for implementing the program.
Introduction
Education for sustainable development (ESD) is considered to have a significant influence on environmental awareness, everyday lifestyles, and consumer behavior. The system approach to solving complex sustainability issues requires different disciplines and social actors to meet, learn from each other, communicate, and search for common creative solutions. The university system should respond to these challenges and change from being highly...
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Barth M, Godeman J, Rieckmann M, Stoltenberg U (2007) Developing key competencies for sustainable development in higher education. Int J Sustain Higher Educ 8:416–430
Cebrián G, Junyent M (2015) Competencies in education for sustainable development: exploring the student teachers’ views. Sustainability 7:2768–2786. https://doi.org/10.3390/su7032768
Dlouhá J, Burandt S (2015) Design and evaluation of learning processes in an international sustainability oriented study programme. In search of a new educational quality and assessment method. J Clean Prod 106:247–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.096
Filho LW (2000) Dealing with misconceptions on the concept of sustainability. Int J Sustain High Educ 1(1):9–19
Guide to Competency (2018) World Meteorological Organization (WMO). WMO-No. 1205. 63 pp. ISBN 978-92-63-11205-7
Guidelines for Trainers in Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Services (2013) World Meteorological Organization (WMO). WMO: No. 1114. 96 pp. ISBN: 978-92-63-11114-2
Hergert R, Barth V, Klenke T (2011) Interdisciplinary and interfaculty approaches in higher education capable of permeating the complexity of climate change. In: Leal Filho W (ed) Universities and climate change: introducing climate change to university programmes. Springer, Heidelberg
Karlin L, Shilin M, Eremina T, Ershova A, Suzyumov A (2012) Studying sustainability through the research with the floating university project. In: Leal Filho W (ed) Sustainable development at universities: new horizons. Peter Lang Scientific Publishers, Frankfurt, pp 723–731. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-02283-4. ISBN 978-3-631-62560-6. hb. Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2012. 994 pp
OECD (2005) The definition and selection of key competencies: executive summary. Paris. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/47/61/35070367.pdf. Accessed 28 Sept 2018
Segalàs J, Ferrer-Balas D, Svanström M, Lundqvist U, Mulder KF (2009) What has to be learnt for sustainability? A comparison of bachelor engineering education competences at three European Universities. Sustain Sci 4:17–27
Shilin MB, Eremina TR (2015) Achieving sustainability in applied marine science education: using European experiences in Russia. In: Leal Filho W, Brandli L, Kuznetsova O, Paço A (eds) Integrative approaches to sustainable development at university level. World sustainability series. Springer, Cham, pp 397–409. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10690-8_28
UNECE (2012) Learning for the future: competences in education for sustainable development. UNECE, Geneva. Available online: http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/esd/ESD_Publications/Competences_Publication.pdf. Accessed 28 Sept 2018
Weik A, Withycombe L, Redman CL (2011) Key competencies in sustainability: a reference framework for academic program development. Sustain Sci 6:203–218
Weinert FE (2001) Vergleichende Leistungsmessung in Schulen – eine umstrittene Selbstverstandlichkeit. In: Weinert FE (ed) Leistungsmessungen in Schulen. Beltz, Weinheim, pp 17–31
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Section Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this entry
Cite this entry
Ershova, A., Alexeev, D., Shilin, M., Bagrova, T. (2019). Design of Study Programs on Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11352-0_208
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11352-0_208
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-11351-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-11352-0
eBook Packages: EducationReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Education