The interdisciplinary CLIMASP courses will consist of core courses, elective courses, and the required capstone course in the three concentration areas, namely:
- Climate Change, Environment and Society
- Climate Change, Economics and Public Policy
- Climate Change, Science and Technology
The number of courses to be taken by undergraduate students choosing the CLIMASP minor, including the capstone course could be weighted between 45-60 ECTS (1125-1350 and 1500-1800 Student Learning Hours, respectively), depending on the partner university. The individual courses will range between 3-5 ECTS, but in some universities it may reach up to 10 ECTS.
- 2 Credit Hours per week = 3 ECTS
- 3 Credit Hours per week = 5 ECTS
- 3 ECTS Course (75-90 Student Learning Hours): 20-30 hours of class sessions; 45-70 hours of learning activities outside of class.
- 5 ECTS Course (125-150 Student Learning Hours): 30-40 hours of class sessions; 85-120 hours of learning activities outside of class.
All students are required to take 3 core courses from the 1st Concentration Area (CA). Such courses should be oriented to social, environmental, economic and cultural aspects of climate change.
Students from the 1st CA have to take at least 2 courses from the 2nd CA and 2 courses from the 3rd CA, according to their preferences (electives). The capstone course will be equivalent of 15 ECTS that will focus on an independent study/internship. Students will choose the concentration area upon which they want to work for an independent study/internship that merges theory with praxis, applying problem-based learning and service learning methodologies.