The course is dedicated to methodologies of sustainability and/or the sustainability of methodologies. It focusses on questions including the following:

• What does sustainability mean in the context of cross-disciplinarity?
• How can we learn and work in sustainable ways, not only in regard to the SDGs but also in regard to our own methods of thinking and acting?
• How do artistic and creative strategies contribute to a sustainable working and living?

Students realize a cross-disciplinary semester project related to the semester topic "Methodologies of Sustainability".

Along this cross-disciplinary project they learn how to conceive, plan, organize, produce, and realize complex projects across and ‘between’ disciplines, societal fields, cultural understandings, and other diversities.

Part of the course is theoretical groundwork which is covered by a reading list with relevant texts on inter-, cross-, and transdisciplinarity as well as topics of sustainability and art.

The course contains three workshops on sustainable methodologies with experts from various disciplines and knowledge fields.

Course details and semester schedule are announced during first class.

Examination and grading is based on the following parameters:

- Mandatory attendance at all classes (a successful completion requires at least 80%)

- Mandatory attendance at all expert workshops during class (details see semester schedule which is distributed among participants at the beginning of semester)

- Active participation during class, excursions, guest lectures, and field trips

- Realisation of a cross-disciplinary project, consisting of

1. a practical-organisational implementation of the project;
2. a written paper;
3. a presentation of the project at end of semester.

The course is intended mainly to introduce GCSD master students to cross-disciplinary work.

Students from other departments, faculties, or universities will be given a place on the course subject to room capacities.

The course takes place in presence and in accordance with theAngewandte  COVID-19 regulations.