Admission requirements
This course is a specialisation module of the MSc Industrial Ecology (joint degree TU Delft and Leiden University).
Description
This course teaches students the method(s) of Material Flow Analysis (MFA). Students learn the basic methodology, the methodological debates and the latest methodological developments regarding systems definition, quantification, modelling and the interpretation of the results. They learn how to use MFA by applying it in a case study, using different software tools.
In order to pass this course, students will have obtained:
Knowledge of the terminology and basic concepts of MFA
Knowledge of recent methodological developments and of the MFA literature
Ability to apply MFA in case studies
Ability to collect, interpret, and use data for MFA
Insight in system dynamics aspects of MFA
Insight into the ability of MFA to answer sustainability questions
Type of assessment
Final grades are expressed by means of a figure between 1 and 10, rounded to the nearest half. The grade 5,5 cannot be granted. Grades between 5,01 and 5,49 are rounded to 5,0 and grades between 5,50 and 5,99 are rounded to 6,0.
Registration
Because this course is part of a joint degree between Leiden University and TU Delft, students (also guest and exchange) have to be enrolled to both universities.
All students have to enroll for the course via Brightspace (before the start of the course) and for the exam via uSis, Leiden University. For more information see this website.
Students who are not enrolled for the MSc Industrial Ecology, have to ask for permission from the studyadvisor of Industrial Ecology to join this course, at least one month before the start of the course.
Exchange students can only enroll for this course if their home university has an Exchange agreement with both Leiden University and TU Delft. Exchange students have to ask permission from the studyadvisor of Industrial Ecology as soon as possible, preferably six months before the start of the course.