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SA2003 Sustainable Development in Engineering Physics 1.5 credits

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The course gives knowledge about hos physics can be used for reasoning about sustainable development. The course also gives you insights into the solution of complex problems and how sustainability issues are handled in practice today.

Information per course offering

Termin

Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
25 Aug 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
Periods

Autumn 2025: P1 (1.5 hp)

Pace of study

10%

Application code

52091

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
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Number of places

Places are not limited

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Contact

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Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus SA2003 (Autumn 2024–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus SA2003 (Autumn 2024–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The course is delivered through various modules, primarily in the form of seminars, focusing on subject-related and professional role-related issues connected to sustainable development.

Key topics include:

  • The connection between physics and sustainable development.
  • Strategies for complex problem solving.
  • Sustainability aspects in the workplace.

Intended learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

  • Demonstrate insight into the role of science and technology in society and the responsibility of individuals in using it for sustainable development, focusing on how a physicist's skills can contribute to a sustainable society.
  • Demonstrate the ability to clearly present and discuss their conclusions, knowledge, and the arguments behind sustainability assessments in both oral and written forms, in dialogue with different groups.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Completed degree project on Bachelor level with major in technology.

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • SEM1 - Seminars, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • REF1 - Reflection, 0.5 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Examiner

Profile picture Gunnar Tibert

Profile picture Magnus Andersson

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

SCI/Engineering Sciences

Main field of study

Engineering Physics

Education cycle

Second cycle