In August 2025, the European Society for Environmental History will host the conference "Climate Histories." This course is designed to coincide with the conference, focusing on how we can understand and re-evaluate established interpretations of how societies can adapt and transform in an era of accelerating climate change.
About the course
Content
The course is divided into two parts: one focusing on an environmental historical understanding of how climate variations have influenced human cultures and societies, and another with a contemporary focus. Additionally, as a student, you will be able to explore how various practical activities that link science, art, climate, and environmental history can create new dialogues in the public sphere.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- account for how climate variations have affected different humans and environments;
- critically discuss climate and sustainability challenges in a global and local context;
- organise interactive activities with focus on climate, history, science, art in a public space.
Assessment
The student is examined through written preparation for and active participation in seminars and workshops (2 credits), and through written documentation and oral presentation of a project (3 credits).
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.
Lecturers
To be confirmed.
Course dates
On-site period: 18 - 22 Aug 2025 in Uppsala
Online period: 7 - 31 Aug 2025 - Mon-Fri, full time, 40 hours/week
How to apply?
Entry requirements: having obtained 60 ECTS credits
Students from all ENLIGHT partner universities are eligible to participate. Students will be selected at each of these universities separately. Students interested in the course need to apply via their home university. They should contact their faculty or programme to verify whether it can fit in their curriculum and to ensure academic recognition of the credits obtained. The home university will select the permitted number of students, inform the students as soon as possible, and then send these names to the host institution. Unsuccessful students will be placed on a waiting list and may get a place, if other universities do not use all their allocated places. Waiting lists are encouraged.
Please select your home university below and contact your ENLIGHT coordinator for further information on the application process or consult the linked information.
- University of the Basque Country:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - University of Bern: Application instructions for students at the University of Bern
- University of Bordeaux:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Comenius University Bratislava:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - University of Galway:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Ghent University:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (see information about BIP's) - University of Groningen:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - University of Göttingen:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (for BIP’s) orThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (other courses) - University of Tartu: Application instructions for students at the University of Tartu
- Uppsala University: Application instructions for students at Uppsala University.