Circular Economy 7.5 credits
Course Contents
The course covers the topics below in relation to principles and concepts of circular economy and sustainability in the context of supply chain and operations management.
The course includes the following elements:
- Introduction to circular economy and sustainable supply chain and operations management
- Circular economy and sustainable supply chain and operations management in industries and applications
- Policy and regulations (global and local, challenges and opportunities)
- Circular economy and sustainability (SDG’s, social, economic, environmental impacts)
- Circular economy tools – life cycle approach and product life cycle management
- Circular economy and sustainability metrics and indicators
- Circular economy and Industry 4.0 (automation, digitalization, digitization)
Prerequisites
Passed courses of at least 90 credits within the major subject Industrial Engineering and Management, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering (or the equivalent), and 15 credits in mathematics. Optional: Passed the one-week module of Summer School titled International Operations Management and Sustainability at Universita Degli Studi Di Udine in Udine, Italy.
Level of Education: First cycle
Coursecode/Ladok code: TCEN14
The course is conducted at: School of Engineering
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| Type of course | Programme instance course |
| Study type | Normal teaching |
| Semester | Autumn 2025: week 36 – week 43 |
| Rate of study | 100% |
| Language | English |
| Location | Jönköping |
| Time | Day-time |
| Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students | 21375 SEK |
| Syllabus (PDF) | |
| Application code | HJ-T4411 |