Advanced life cycle assessment

7.5 hp

2025-08-18 - 2025-09-18

Uppsala

English

Application Code: SLU-F0029

Course Code: P000135

Application deadline: 2025-04-30

Course description

This course gives an in-depth orientation into current advances in life cycle assessment (LCA). It includes a broad range of LCA-related topics: the methodology, its application, its relation to other assessment tools, its role in decision-processes, etc. It is a collaboration between the partner universities within the Swedish Life Cycle Center (SLC), with the main organizers being the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Chalmers University of Technology.

Course facts

Subject: Technology, Environmental Assesment
Credits: 7.5 credits
Course code: P000135
Application deadline: 2025-04-30
Study location: Uppsala
Form of instruction: Campus-based instruction
Course language: English
Responsible Department/Equivalent: Department of Energy and Technology
Rate of study: 100 %

P000135, Advanced life cycle assessment, 7.5 Hp
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Syllabus

Valid from : Second half-year 2025 (2025-07-01)

Level

Third cycle

Subject

Technology, Environmental Assesment

Grading Scale

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Course language

English

Entry Requirements

To be admitted to the course, the student must be admitted to third-cycle education (PhD project) in a topic of relevance for the course. The student must also have completed an undergraduate or graduate LCA course, and have significant experience from the use of LCA, and be able to demonstrate this competence. As demonstration, the student is asked to submit at least one published LCA work during the registration, e.g. a master thesis, report, or journal article.

Objectives

The objective of this course is to give the student a broad view of current advances in LCA methodology and application, including knowledge on state-of-the-art research in selected areas. The course is an arena for disseminating the expertise and experiences of senior LCA researchers to a new generation of PhD students, and for helping the PhD students create a network of young LCA researchers.

Content

The course combines seminars led by senior LCA researchers with student-centered discussions and activities. During the seminars, senior researchers will present and problematise methodological approaches and applications of LCA, based on their experiences in research and application of life cycle thinking in various areas.

This course contributes to creating a network of PhD students and young researchers. During meetings, students participate in group discussions where they get a chance to learn from each other’s experiences, reflect on their own and others’ research in view of current LCA research, and discuss limitations and possibilities for future developments of their work. The students will also present their current and planned work to others. An important aspect of the meetings is also to engage in networking activities.

Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course

The following is required to complete the course: - Attend minimum 75% of scheduled activities - Participate actively in discussions during scheduled activities - Prepare and present a group project about LCA research development in a broad perspective - Prepare and present an individual project about the student’s own work in view of areas covered in the course