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PHYS5034: Life Cycle Analysis
2024 unit information
This unit of study covers philosophy, techniques, applications and standards of Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA). It introduces methods from engineering (Process Analysis) and economics (Input-Output Analysis), and discusses current popular LCA tools. The unit places importance on practical relevance by including real-world case studies and business applications as well as global standards such as the GHG Protocol for accounting for scopes -1, -2 and -3 emissions and ISO standards. The unit of study will culminate with practical exercises using software tools to provide students with hands-on experience of preparing a comprehensive Life-Cycle Assessment of an application of their choice. Students will also benefit from enrolling in PHYS5033 for a sound understanding of input-output analysis as the basis of hybrid LCA methods.
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Physics Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. be aware of the importance of calculations and techniques for understanding sustainability issues
- LO2. understand the principles of common life cycle analysis techniques
- LO3. critically appraise the place of process, IO and hybrid analysis in undertaking LCAs
- LO4. make sensible connections between contexts, techniques, data, results, meanings and qualitative analysis
- LO5. demonstrate critical thinking about LCA theory and practice
- LO6. apply the LCA techniques to practical sustainability issues in the tutorials
- LO7. argue and present coherently for a particular LCA point of view, backed up by analysis.
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Minimum class size of 5 students.
