Erasmus and Incoming Students

Course Title: Course Sustainability – A systemic approach. How much complexity is required to understand sustainability?

Course Code: SMBBSUSIL/HTBB1NESAIL
Number of Credits: 3 ECTS
Course Contents: This course applies the relationship of cause and impact to the principle meaning of sustainability and shows how complex this is. Basically, systems with high complexity can be seen as a network made of relationships in which they communicate with and influence each other. For a better understanding of these systems, models with lower complexity are usually generated by setting boundaries – that can refer to time, space and content – beyond which no further bidirectional interaction and feedback is considered. However, with this approach, only symptoms can be assessed, that means the first cause is mostly out of sight, as well as the last impact. Within our planetary boundaries, sustainability, described with this principle of causes, is probably the most complex existing system. This leads to the question how much simplification is acceptable, or conversely, how much complexity is necessary to be able of developing a general understanding of sustainability? In the lectures an introduction to this approach will be made and also applied to different fields.

Course Title: English 1
Course Code: HTBB1ENGUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: B1/B2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Refresher course on basic linguistic elements, such as grammar, sentence structure and style.
Introduction to the language of the forest products and construction industries, using texts concerning globalisation and sustainability.
Students are required to discuss general business and ecological topics, using phrases and vocabulary practised.

Course Title: English 3
Course Code: HTBB3ENGUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: B2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Describing a company.
The language of presentations: Students give presentations on topics of interest to them from their future professional field.
Differentiating between various styles using authentic material e.g. company literature, advertising material, technical instructions.
The use of the passive voice in formal technical and scientific descriptions.
Vocabulary exercises relating to the forest products industry, the furniture and building industry and advanced business English.
Students prepare general conversation topics using relevant phrases.

Course Title: English 5
Course Code: HTBB5ENGUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: B2/C1 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Interview questions and answers – clarity, accuracy and verbal self-confidence.
The language of academic and technical presentations.
Formulating definitions from the forest products industry, the furniture and construction industry.

Course Title: Cambridge Advanced English 1
Course Code: DPMB3AELUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: C1 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Exercises to help students develop high-level skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as training students’ word power. Therefore there are regular detailed vocabulary exercises relating to specific themes, including idioms and phrases, all of which are practised in conversation. Grammar is also a focal point, whereby students are expected to have Cambridge First Certificate level knowledge of grammar before enrolling on this course.  Grammar training is in the form of refresher exercises covering aspects such as tenses, prepositions, the passive voice, indirect speech etc. Students will be required to practice writing skills and revise and consolidate their knowledge of register and style by writing letters, reports, articles and summaries.

Course Title: Second Foreign Language 1: Italian, Spanish, Swedish
Course Codes:
Italian: HTBB1ITAUE, DPMB1ITAUE
Swedish: DPMB1SWEUE
Spanish: HTBB1SPAUE, DPMB1SPAUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: A1 (CEFR)
Course Contents: The use of everyday expressions and simple sentences, both spoken and written, in order to be able to describe people, places and countries, to be able to give a detailed account of themselves and their own environment, as well as the ability to express their objectives and interests.

themselves and their own environment, as well as the ability to express their objectives and interests.

Course Title: Second Foreign Language 3: Italian, Spanish, Swedish
Course Codes:
Italian: DPMB3ITAUE
Swedish: DPMB3SWEUE
Spanish: DPMB3SPAUE, HTBB3SPAUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: A2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Developing communication skills; different topics such as: describing a usual day; describing places/destinations; talking about preferences, clothes, travel, means of transport, climate etc.

Course Title: Second Foreign Language 5: Italian, Swedish, Spanish
Course Codes:
Italian: DPMB5ITAUE
Swedish: HTBB5SWEUE
Spanish: DPMB5RUSUE, HTBB5SPAUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: A2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Advanced conversation skills. Particular attention is paid to developing language improvisation techniques. The application of past tense is further expanded.

Course Title: Sustainability- A Systematic Approach
Course Code: GBDASAILWS24
Number of Credits: 3 ECTS
Course Contents: This course applies the relationship of cause and impact to the principle meaning of sustainability and shows how complex this is. Basically, systems with high complexity can be seen as a network made of relationships in which they communicate with and influence each other. For a better understanding of these systems, models with lower complexity are usually generated by setting boundaries ¿ that can refer to time, space and content ¿ beyond which no further bidirectional interaction and feedback is considered. However, with this approach, only symptoms can be assessed, that means the first cause is mostly out of sight, as well as the last impact. Within our planetary boundaries, sustainability, described with this principle of causes, is probably the most complex existing system. This leads to the question how much simplification is acceptable, or conversely, how much complexity is necessary to be able of developing a general understanding of sustainability?

Course Title: Best of Forest Products in Salzburg
Course Code: HTBB0BFPS
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Course Contents: Excusions to forestry and timber companies