Universität Wien

040162 KU Climate Finance and Sustainability (MA) (2025S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Sessions 1-2: Saturday 1st March 2025, 9.30-5.00pm, Hörsaal 8, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1

Sessions 3-4: Saturday 15th March 2025, 9.30-5.00pm, Hörsaal 8, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1

Sessions 5-6: Saturday 10th May 2025, 9.30-5.00pm, Hörsaal 8, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz

Sessions 7-8: Saturday 21st June 2025, 9.30-5.00pm, Hörsaal 8, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1

  • Saturday 01.03. 09:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Saturday 15.03. 09:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Saturday 21.06. 09:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

 Aim:
o To introduce students to the field of climate finance and sustainability from a multi-disciplinary perspective

 Objectives:
o To build students’ understanding of international climate finance for climate change mitigation and adaptation
o To build students’ understanding of internal and external approaches to (environmental) sustainability within organisations

 Hours:
o 26 hours of in-person interactive lectures (Lecturer presentations) and seminars (class activities, such as in-class group work, debates and problem-solving exercises)
o Self-study to undertake the required seminar preparations, course readings (x1 designated text per session) and work on the course assessments
o 1.5 office hours per teaching day (15-minute slots – must be pre-booked in advance through Moodle and booked on a first-come-first-served basis)
o Morning sessions will be 9.30-12.30pm (with a 15-minute break) and afternoon sessions will be 1.30-5.00pm Vienna time (with a 15-minute break)

Assessment and permitted materials

Please see the 'Course Outline - Climate Finance and Sustainability 2025' document on the course Moodle page under 'Course Information' for further information.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Requirements for the Course Assessments

10-slide 15-minute small-group analytical presentation (40% of the course mark)
1,500-word individual project proposal (45% of marks):
Active class participation (15% of the marks)

To pass the course, you need to achieve an aggregated score of at least 50% from the three course assessments. The marking schemes for each course assessment are provided in the 'Course Outline - Climate Finance and Sustainability 2025' document on the course Moodle page under 'Course Information'.

Examination topics

Please see the 'Course Outline - Climate Finance and Sustainability 2025' document on the course Moodle page under 'Course Information' for further information.

Reading list

Please see the 'Course Outline - Climate Finance and Sustainability 2025' document on the course Moodle page under 'Course Information' for further information.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Su 23.02.2025 15:25