Methodology for Sustainability Science
MESS17, 7.5 credits
The aim of the Methodology for Sustainability Science course is to provide students with the fundamental methodological knowledge needed to understand and analyse sustainability challenges, as well as to contribute to knowledge on sustainability challenges.
In 2025, this course will be co-taught with the Methods course for the new LUCAS masters’ program in Climate and Society. See a presentation of the course by course coordinator Kimberly Nicholas
Students receive training to increase awareness of the importance of methods and theories and of the consequences of method selection for a given research task. The course also contains discussions on ethical aspects with particular relevance for sustainability research and action research. A practical approach, including exercises and group discussions, is used for both the theoretical and methodological aspects. Emphasis is on the essential aspects of sustainability science such as transdisciplinarity and action research.