E4A applies a combination of classroom and on-the-ground learning to the three university sites. Joint theory courses are held in web-enabled classrooms. Joint field courses include non-academic partners and provide hands-on experience in transdisciplinary problems and the associated ecological, social and economic dimensions.
Students are integrated into a growing network of expertise and knowledge mobilization, through:
1) Curricula grounded in Ecological Economics
- From the ‘Big Bang’ to the Anthropocene (1stterm)
- Fundamentals of Ecological Economics and Finance (2ndterm)
- Analytical Methods of Ecological Economics (2ndterm)
- One of the following to be developed and led by the students: Law & Governance for the Anthropocene, Economics & Finance for the Anthropocene, Philosophy & Ethics for the Anthropocene (3rdterm)
- Field course focussed on a research theme (water, energy or climate justice)
2) Internships with non-academic partners to apply Ecological Economics methods and concepts to real-world issues
3) Access to scholars and experts to help in preparation of research projects, theses and dissertations
4) Engagement in outreach, symposium-planning, community-building and knowledge mobilization
5) Presentation of research, teaching modules, and collaborative synthesis papers
6) Participation in knowledge-sharing at E4A retreats