Specialisation tracks: Graz
Climate Change
The track Climate Change deals with climate physics, physical geography and selected topics in climate change and environmental change.
You will:
- gain knowledge on the Earth’s physical climate system and anthropogenic climate change;
- get insights into the physical principles governing large- and meso-scale atmospheric flow and atmospheric thermodynamics;
- learn to describe important processes influencing the oceans and the oceans’ role in the climate system;
- learn to apply the principles and methods of climatology, oceanography and hydrology;
- acquire basic understanding of meteorological, climatological and hydrological processes in mountains;
- train data analysis skills.
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Corporate Sustainability Management
The track Corporate Sustainability Management deals with strategic sustainability management, sustainability controlling and management, quantitative methods of social research and a research project in sustainability and innovation management.
You will:
- acquire in-depth knowledge about corporate sustainability management;
- gain an understanding of complex relations between economic and ecological aspects of management;
- learn how to develop and implement sustainability and environmental programmes in organizations;
- critically analyse and reflect different approaches and concepts within this field
- train their competences in team work and project-oriented tasks, also within international settings
Innovation and Transition Management
The track Innovation and Transition Management deals with transition management, sustainable innovation, quantitative methods of social research and a research project in sustainability and innovation management.
You will:
- get to know concepts and theories of innovation and transition management;
- acquire in-depth knowledge on methods of environmental, sustainability and technology assessments;
- learn to analyse and understand societal transitions;
- learn about social and public acceptance of innovations and understand the role of psychological aspects in the perception of climate change and sustainability problems;
- critically analyse and reflect different approaches and concepts within this field;
- train their competences in team work and project-oriented tasks, also within international settings.
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