EHS4002 – Knowing Natures: Creative Research Project

Building on EHS4001 – Knowing Natures: Field Excursions, this course supports you in developing a creative environmental research project you will present at the end of the semester.

Through a series of seminars and guided workshops you will:

• Experiment with creative and arts-driven forms of research dissemination—such as filmmaking, photography, exhibition design, environmental story maps, or journalistic writing
• Learn how to work constructively in interdisciplinary teams and have conversations across disciplines at an early stage of your career
• Practice environmental storytelling to reach a broader audience
• Connect and collaborate with environmentally engaged students from other disciplines

You will gain:

• Experience with collaboratively studying environmental topics in an interdisciplinary group setting
• Practice working across disciplinary and methodological boundaries to develop your own research ideas
• Experience with designing and carrying out a small environmental research project
• Confidence in communicating and presenting on environmental issues to a broader audience

This course is part of the Honours Certificate in Environmental Humanities and Society (EHS). Only students enrolled in the certificate can be admitted to this course.

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

This course is taught through seminars, workshops and student-led presentations.

Qualifying assignment (compulsory):

• Students must present their research project at an annual public event, held at the end of the semester.

You will find more information about the requirements for the compulsory assignment(s) and the submission deadline in Canvas.

All compulsory activities must be approved to qualify for the exam. It is your responsibility to verify that you have obtained approval for all compulsory activities.

• Here you will find information about compulsory activities at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

It is important that you familiarize yourself with the rules regarding absence from compulsory activities, to prevent being excluded from teaching and losing your eligibility to take the exam.

More information on compulsory activities at the University of Oslo:

• Common guidelines relating to compulsory activities - University of Oslo (uio.no)

Written report

At the end of the course students submit a final report based on their research project, 2-4 pages. Detailed instructions will be given in Canvas.

You must submit the exam in Inspera - see guides for digital exams.

You are personally responsible for familiarizing yourself with the requirements and deadlines for the exam.

All compulsory activities must be completed and approved in order to take the exam.

You can find more information about the exam on the semester page of the course.