myStudy - Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

This course belongs to the Wintersemester 2026/2027!

Dates

weekly | Wednesday | 10:15 - 11:45 | 12.10.2026 - 29.01.2027 | C 12.108 Seminarraum

Curriculum context

Module

53941000 Fundamentals of spatial systems

Assessment

[29561] Climate and Change

Form of assessment

Written academic performance under supervision (90 Minutes)

Mode of performance

Handwritten in examination rooms at Leuphana

Examiner

Heike Zimmermann

Dates

Date of assessment: Wednesday, 24.02.2027, 12:15, C 14.006 Seminarraum
Resit date: : Keine selbständige Anmeldung zum Wiederholungstermin möglich.
Wednesday, 31.03.2027, 14:15, C 14.006 Seminarraum

Notices

The exam is multiple choice with some open questions. In order to take part of the exam you need to submit one small semester project until the last seminar session (see course description). Die Klausur ist Multiple-Choice mit ein paar offenen Fragen. Zugangsvoraussetzung für die Klausur ist eine kleine Studienleistung bis zum letzten Seminartermin (siehe Kursbeschreibung). | Anzeige von Anmeldebeginn und -ende systembedingt. Selbständige Anmeldung nur zum Prüfungstermin und nicht zum Wiederholungstermin möglich.

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Organizational information

Type of course

Seminar

planned way of execution

Full presence

Hours per week per semester

Registration process

central procedure for assignment of remaining places (with participant limit)

Maximum number of participants

Registration

Lottery procedure

central procedure for assignment of remaining places (with participant limit)

Time period

Registration ends on 12.10.2026 at 23:59.

Persons

Teaching staff

Heike Zimmermann

Content

Language of instruction

Englisch

Native Title

Climate and Change

Tags

none

Content and concept

This seminar will deepen your understanding from the "Introduction to Spatial Sciences" on how the past and present climate shapes geology, biomes and land use. We will explore the effects of and on climate on different temporal and spatial scales. Furthermore, we will discuss the direct and indirect effects of anthropogenic climate change as well as mitigation and adaptation measures. This course combines lecture-style teaching and discussions with short video sequences and exercises to apply the new knowledge. We use Moodle as our learning platform. See "Seminarplan" for further information.
There are lectures on climate change and there are lectures that provide an introduction to climate. This seminar does both and shows how these things are connected.

Objective

Understanding the complexity and interrelationships between climate and its impact on the biophysical environment and its anthropogenic use at global, regional and local levels. Capability to interpret climate data, climate models and infer climate mitigation and adaptation measures.

Other

In order to take part in the exam you need to submit one semester project on the last day of the seminar. This will be your own creative weather diary, a recording of a weather phenomenon that is important to you during the semester. Students are encouraged to explore how to keep their weather diary in a creative and yet standardised manner.
Zulassungsvoraussetzung zur Prüfung ist die Abgabe einer Studienleistung zum letzten Seminartermin. Dies ist ihre eigenes kreative Wettertagebuch eines für Sie wichtigen Wetterphänomens. Studierende sind dazu aufgefordert kreative und gleichzeitige Standardisierte Methoden zu erforschen.

Evaluation

This course has not been registered for teaching evaluation yet.

Further information on teaching evaluation: https://www.leuphana.de/en/teaching/quality-management/evaluation/course-evaluation.html