Advancing Urban Sustainability and Health in Metropolitan Regions (BIP)
- This international, interdisciplinary course empowers students to explore how urban environments influence human health and how sustainable urban development can improve quality of life for all.
- Course offered as an ERASMUS+ Blended Intensive Programme with online and on-campus components.
Urban areas are where sustainability and health challenges intersect. Air quality, housing, mobility, green spaces, and social inclusion all shape population well-being. This international, interdisciplinary course empowers students to explore how urban environments influence human health, and how sustainable urban development can enhance quality of life for all.
By joining this course, students will gain an understanding of how urban systems and infrastructures affect physical, mental, and social health. They will learn across disciplines, connecting insights from public health, urban planning, education, and social work. Students will also collaborate internationally, working together with peers across Europe and the United States to co-create ideas for healthier, more sustainable cities.
Learning Outcomes
By completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and explain key determinants of urban sustainability and health, including factors such as housing, air pollution, and access to services.
- Analyze and interpret the relationships between urban living conditions and population health outcomes.
- Evaluate best practices and innovations in sustainable urban development from a range of international contexts.
- Collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams to develop sustainable, evidence-based solutions to urban health challenges.
The course schedule will be made available soon.
BIP Advancing Urban Sustainability and Health in Metropolitan Regions is open to students from all healthcare fields.
The course is open to students from Frankfurt UAS, all U!REKA partner universities, and the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
Maximum capacity for the course is 40 participants.
Students will earn a total of 5 ECTS points for the successful completion of the course.
A single ECTS point is defined as the equivalent of 25-30 hours of student workload, which includes class hours, readings, preparation for class activities, as well as assessment measures.
The course is free of charge for participating universities.
Registration
The course registration deadline is TBD.
Interested students from U!REKA partner universities and the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth should register through their International Office. Students will then receive instructions for final registration from the Frankfurt Summer Universities team.