The Minerals, Materials and Society graduate certificate Spring 2020 courses are open and accepting students! Please help us fill these valuable courses and let your students know about these exciting new classes:
3 Day Course: GEOG 455/ 655 Certification Systems for Sustainable Development – On Campus Evening Course! 1 credit
Dates: April 20 – 23
Description: A focused introduction to the range of industrial and governmental certification systems which have developed to consider sustainability criteria across supply chains of products from mines to markets. Students will gain skills on compliance assurance and auditing using these systems.
Online Course: GEOG 469 / 669 Minerals and Ecological Economics – UD Distance Learning/Online 2 credits
Dates: February 10 – April 10
Description: This course will introduce ecological economics as a transdisciplinary framework to economic, social, and environmental problem solving applied to the field of minerals and mining industries. “Transdisciplinary” implies a problem-orientation that draws from a diverse web of knowledge across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Online Course:GEOG 687 Sustainable Development for Risk in Industry – Distance Learning/UQ Online 2 credits
Dates: February 10 – May 18
Description: This course covers the principles and application of risk management methods to help industry achieve a range of objectives including operational performance, human well-being, environmental impact and stakeholder-related objectives. Details can be found here: UQ MINE 7032 Sustainable Management of Risk in Industry
Online Course:GEOG667, Session 1 Seminar: Community Development for the Resources Sector – Distance Learning/UQ online 2 credits
Dates: February 10 – May 18
Description: This course introduces a framework for understanding how community development theory, methods and techniques can be used by community relations workers in the resources sector. Details can be found here: UQ MINE7023 Community Development for the Resources Sector
Online Course:GEOG667, Session 2 Seminar: Regional and Local Economic Development in the Resources Sector – Distance Learning/UQ online 2 credits
Dates: February 10 – May 18
Description: The purpose of the course is to explore community development approaches to local and regional economic development, with a particular focus on the communities and regions associated with the resources sector. Details can be found here: UQ MINE7055 Regional and Local Economic Development in the Resources Sector
SHORT 3 DAY WINTER SESSION COURSES 2020
Seminar in Environmental Governance (Feb 3-7) 9am to noon. Taught by Dr. Kalim Shah of the ENEP Program
Environmental and Social Impact of Deep Sea Mining (January 27 – 30) 9am to noon – taught by Oceanic explorer and entrepreneur Dr. Andrew Thaler
Industrial Ecology Methods: Life Cycle and Material Flow Analysis for a Circular Economy (January 27 -30) 9am – Noon. Highly career-focused course with skill sets for major new area of methods for comparing environmental impact of products.