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    This document provides the curriculum for a 25-hour Certificate Course on Ecological Thinking for Sustainable Living offered by the Department of Social Work at Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies. The curriculum covers five topics: 1) the history of scientific thinking and systems theory, 2) the role of education in supporting unsustainable development and alternative models, 3) different economic models including capitalist, socialist, and alternatives like Buddhist Economics, 4) the history of food, industrialization of food, and sustainable agriculture methods, and 5) methods for building climate resilient communities including eco-architecture, agroforestry, renewable energy, and water conservation techniques.

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    This document provides the curriculum for a 25-hour Certificate Course on Ecological Thinking for Sustainable Living offered by the Department of Social Work at Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies. The curriculum covers five topics: 1) the history of scientific thinking and systems theory, 2) the role of education in supporting unsustainable development and alternative models, 3) different economic models including capitalist, socialist, and alternatives like Buddhist Economics, 4) the history of food, industrialization of food, and sustainable agriculture methods, and 5) methods for building climate resilient communities including eco-architecture, agroforestry, renewable energy, and water conservation techniques.

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    This document provides the curriculum for a 25-hour Certificate Course on Ecological Thinking for Sustainable Living offered by the Department of Social Work at Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies. The curriculum covers five topics: 1) the history of scientific thinking and systems theory, 2) the role of education in supporting unsustainable development and alternative models, 3) different economic models including capitalist, socialist, and alternatives like Buddhist Economics, 4) the history of food, industrialization of food, and sustainable agriculture methods, and 5) methods for building climate resilient communities including eco-architecture, agroforestry, renewable energy, and water conservation techniques.

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    ACHARYA INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES

    (NAAC Reaccredited ‘A’ and Affiliated to Bangalore University)


    Soladevanahalli, Bengaluru-560107

    DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK

    CERTIFICATE COURSE ON ECOLOGICAL THINKING FOR


    SUSTAINABLE LIVING

    CURRICULUM (25 Hours)

    I. Method of Enquiry (5 Hours)


    History of Scientific thinking, Linear & Mechanistic view of life, Gaia Theory, Holism &
    Systems Theory, Complexity: Meaning and theories.

    II. Education and Sustainable Living (5 Hours)


    Critical Analysis of role of education in supporting an unsustainable development
    paradigm, Evan Illich: De-schooling Society, Satish Kumar: Education with Hands, Hearts
    & Heads, Daniel Goleman: Ecological Intelligence.

    III. Economics and Sustainable Living (5 Hours)


    Definition, Nature and scope of Economics, Types of economies: capitalistic, socialist and
    mixed economy. Consumerism and materialistic growth paradigm. Alternative Economic
    Models: Buddhist Economics & Sacred Economics.

    IV. Food and Sustainable Living (5 Hours)


    History of food and human diet, Alkaline food and acidic food, Industrialization of food,
    food and climate change. Sustainable agriculture methods: Natural farming, permaculture,
    organic farming.

    V. Climate Resilient Communities (5 Hours)


    Community: Definition and characteristics, Methods for building climate resilient
    communities: Eco-Architecture, Agroforestry, Renewable Energy sources: Solar, Wind
    and Hydro. Water conservation methods: rain water harvesting, plant vegetation, roof top
    harvesting and zero net deforestation.

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