Life Cycle Assessment

Further education / Technology

Chemist

Learn to understand a product's life cycle in order to propose more sustainable solutions and materials. The ability to assess the lifespan and knowing the digital tools for the purpose are key skills to understand the product development of tomorrow.

Price
75 € + 0% VAT
Conductor
Arcada University of Applied Sciences
Language
English
Scope
5 ECTS
Course dates
Last application date
Entry requirements
Basic knowledge of engineering and/or natural sciences.

Course Contents

We will take a closer look at the lifespan of a product and how we can make our products sustainable. Upon completing the course you should:

  • Understand life cycle assessment (LCA) principles, standards and digital tools, and their relevance and applicability to engineering.
  • Have the ability to perform life cycle assessments of engineering products and carbon foot-printing of construction projects to current standards.
  • Have the ability to interpret LCA and foot-printing results critically with respect to the environmental impacts, and propose more sustainable solutions through scenario modelling.

This course uses blending learning methods. Classroom lectures and exercises are supplemented with online exercises.

Course lecture timetable:

07.01.2022 09:00 - 12:00 
14.01.2022 09:00 - 12:00 
21.01.2022 09:00 - 12:00 
28.01.2022 09:00 - 12:00 
04.02.2022 09:00 - 12:00 
11.02.2022 09:00 - 12:00 
18.02.2022 09:00 - 12:00 
25.02.2022 09:00 - 12:00 
04.03.2022 09:00 - 12:00 
11.03.2022 09:00 - 12:00 

Assessment methods

  • Individual learning diaries
  • Online assignments
  • Group projects

Circular Economy for Engineers (15 ECTS)
You can choose to take Life Cycle Assessment as a single course, or as a part of the larger educational package “Circular Economy for Engineers” (15 ECTS). For more information about the study package, please visit our website.

There is a limited amount of space available on the course. 

Arcada reserves the right to make changes.