Bridging Programme on Environmental Science SP-MILI 2010-2011  Title Semester Theory (hours) Practice/Exercises (hours) Credits Professor(s) Scientific research skills Academic research skills: 1 to choose Learning research 2nd semester 6 Vincent Donche Sven De Maeyer Jan Ardies Anke Franquet Mathematical methods in decision making 1st semester 30,00 45,00 6 Ida Ruts Mathematics with applications in (business and) economics 1st and 2nd semester 30,00 45,00 6 N. Statistics: 1 to choose Statistics I 1st and 2nd semester 60,00 20,00 6 Peter Thijssen Statistics 2nd semester 30,00 30,00 6 Stefan Van Dongen Descriptive statistics 1st semester 6 Sven De Maeyer Jan Ardies Qualitative research methods: 1 to choose Qualitative Research Methods 1st semester 45,00 6 Dimitri Mortelmans Qualitative research techniques 2nd semester 6 Vincent Donche Liesje Coertjens Scientific reporting: 1 to choose Communication for Scientists 2nd semester 4 Pol Cuvelier Jozef Colpaert Discipline-specific courses 18 credits to choose from: Chemistry and society 2nd semester 25,00 5,00 3 Annemie Bogaerts N. Economy of Enterprises and Entrepreneurship 1st semester 15,00 15,00 3 Luc D'Haese Steven Van Passel Project Environmental technology 1st and 2nd semester 20,00 60,00 9 Luc D'Haese Boudewijn Van de Steene Jan Kretzschmar Ecology I 1st semester 30,00 4 Reinhart Ceulemans Erik Matthysen Ivan Nijs Ecology 2nd semester 30,00 3 Reinhart Ceulemans Environment and Society 2nd semester 30,00 4 Ilse Loots Aviel Verbruggen Society, facts and problems 2nd semester 45,00 6 Bea Cantillon Sociology of social space 2nd semester 45,00 6 Ilse Loots Introduction to law and public institutions 2nd semester 45,00 6 Patricia Popelier Social and political history 2nd semester 45,00 6 Hilde Greefs Biodiversity and function 1st semester 40,00 20,00 6 Ronny Blust Els Prinsen Principles of Business Economics 1st semester 15,00 15,00 3 Steven Van Passel Evolution theory and biological classification 1st semester 20,00 3 Raoul Van Damme Broadening academic training 12 credits to choose from: Philosophy: minimum 1 to choose Philosophy of technology 2nd semester 30,00 3 Hendrik Opdebeeck Philosophy of science and epistemology 1st semester 30,00 3 Joachim Leilich Introduction to philosophy 2nd semester 45,00 6 Hendrik Opdebeeck Introduction to the natural sciences 2nd semester 45,00 6 Karim Zahidi Raoul Van Damme Sustainable development: minimum 1 to choose Sustainable Development 2nd semester 30,00 3 Guido Erreygers Eric de Deckere Ilse Loots Durable Development and Environment 1st semester 25,00 5,00 3 Luc Van Vaeck Debating Development 1st semester 30,00 3 Danny Cassimon European Virtual Seminar 1st and 2nd semester 0,00 3 Eric de Deckere Ilse Loots Patrick Meire Thesis SP thesis 1st and 2nd semester 8 N.