HUM-471: Economic growth and sustainability IThis course examines growth from various angles: economic growth, growth in the use of resources, need for growth, limits to growth, sustainable growth, population growth. Although grounded in economics, it takes up elements from many other disciplines. ...
ENV-501: Material flow analysis and resource managementThis course provides the basis to understand material and energy production and consumption processes. Students learn how to develop a material flow analysis and apply it to resource management cases. They analyze the implications of their models on resour ...
ENG-410: Energy supply, economics and transitionThis course examines energy systems from various angles: available resources, how they can be combined or substituted, their private and social costs, whether they can meet the energy demand, and how the transition to a renewable energy system can be foste ...
ENV-471: Environmental economicsIntroduction to economic analysis applied to environmental issues: all the necessary basic concepts, including cost-benefit analysis, for environmental policy making and its instruments (examples: climate, waste, mobility). Introduction to financial calcul ...
ENG-436: Food biotechnologyThe course will deliver basic knowledge on the principles of food fermentation and enzyme technology. The course will also present benefits that food biotechnology can bring in terms of Nutrition & Health and Sustainability. ...
MGT-201: Introduction to entrepreneurshipThis course provides an introduction to the field of entrepreneurship, in particular the process of new venture creation and the commercialization of technologies. It integrates theories of entrepreneurship with a practical, process-based
project, where st ...
HUM-226: Wellbeing and Planetary BoundariesCe cours approfondit les acquis d'ENV-101 pour mieux comprendre et mettre en œuvre la durabilité : comment transformer la société vers le bien-être pour tous dans les limites écologiques, avec des approches et solutions sectorielles (énergie, bâtiments, mo ...
AR-597(a): Superstudio AThis Superstudio will study the history of the villa by focusing on 30 case studies, from antiquity to the last century. The aim of this study is to understand through the architecture of the villa the most quintessential tropes of architecture: form, poli ...
MSE-362: Polymer scienceIntroduction to polymer physics and the link between chemical structure and macroscopic properties, with emphasis on morphology and thermomechanical behaviour, polymer technology and manufacturing techniques, providing a basis for the rational selection of ...
MSE-425: Soft matterThe first part of the course is devoted to the self-assembly of molecules. In the second part we discuss basic physical chemical principles of polymers in solutions, at interfaces, and in bulk. Finally, we look at colloids and emulsions. ...
MGT-426: Logistics and demand analysisLa logistique, fonction transversale par excellence, intègre toutes les dimensions des processus industriels à ajout de valeur, de l'approvisionnement à la distribution aux clients et au-delà en intégrant le développement durable. Un focus particulier sera ...
MGT-454: Principles of microeconomicsThe course allows students to get familiarized with the basic tools and concepts of modern microeconomic analysis. Based on graphical reasoning and analytical calculus, it constantly links to real economic issues. ...
ENV-304: Treatment and valorization of water and wasteLes systèmes eaux et déchets en Suisse: du traitement end-of-pipe à la fermeture des cycles. Principes de l'adduction, de l'évacuation et du traitement des eaux. Bases du dimensionnement des ouvrages, réseaux et stations d'épuration. Gestion, traitement et ...
HUM-397: Design for sustainability IThis course explores and practices some of the fundamental tools of designing for sustainability with a focus on the sustainability, desirability, and economic viability of solutions. ...
HUM-366: Innovation and emerging marketsLe cours sensibilise les étudiant-es à l'importance des marchés émergents dans le paysage mondial de l'innovation. Il propose des outils de modélisation pour analyser des innovations produits/services dans le contexte des marchés émergents. ...
DH-405: Foundations of digital humanitiesThis course introduces the core concepts and methodologies of Digital Humanities, integrating both theoretical and practical perspectives. Students learn to work with large-scale cultural datasets, acquiring the tools and techniques required for their proc ...
ME-413: Introduction to additive manufacturingThe state of the art in the domain of additive production processes
(the part is built by material addition without use of a shape tool) will be presented.
The main application/benefits/shortcomings of the common additive processes as well as
technologi ...
MICRO-301: Manufacturing technologiesThis course gives an introduction to production methods and manufacturing technologies used in microengineering. The focus is given on the understanding of physical phenomena underlying the processes, the relation between materials, manufacturing processes ...