Programme Outline

The first term provides a foundation for understanding local and global sustainability challenges as well as interaction between ecological and societal systems and the social science theories that help us understand our present social development pathway. In addition, the semester serves to introduce the subject of sustainability science and basic methodological approaches.

The second term includes the study of political governance, geographical perspectives and economic approaches, using global and local case studies that exemplify the basic knowledge provided in the first semester and form the basis for continued studies. This semester also includes a methodology course with a practical orientation.

The third term studies involve a choice of elective modules dealing with different sustainability themes. This semester permits the student to take courses that best suit his or her interests and future career or research paths.

The fourth term comprises a Master's thesis of 30 credits. The thesis is a synthesis of the knowledge and competencies that the students has acquired during the three previous terms of course work and undergraduate studies. 

To learn more about the content of each semester, click on the semesters in the left side panel or below.