Environment and Society Studies

This Master's programme discusses the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. We’ll study societal transformations towards sustainable futures. We question and critique current practices and governance to achieve the necessary fundamental societal change. A selection of our most prominent topics is: environmental justice, biodiversity, non-human animals, circular economy, energy, climate change and water. Within the Master's Environment and Society Studies, you have a choice between four Master's specialisations.

Specialisations

  • Sustainable Economies and Corporations

    Master's specialisation EN

    In this Master's programme we rethink economic processes to enhance the environmental responsibility of businesses and develop new business models in light of a sustainable future. How can we make the economy work within the boundaries of our planet?

  • Global Environment and Sustainability

    Master's specialisation EN

    This programme deals with the global level of sustainability transformations and policies intended to make major strides towards a sustainable future. We focus on, for example, agreements on climate change, biodiversity, and nature conservation.

  • Local Environmental Change and Sustainable Cities

    Master's specialisation EN

    How to deal with issues regarding the energy transition, water, mobility, circularity, agriculture and nature conservation in a city or region? This specialisation focuses on the local level of sustainability transformations and the integration of policies.

Pre-Master's

When your education background does not grant you direct admission to the Master's programme in Environment and Society Studies, you can, in some cases, enrol in a pre-Master's programme. A pre-Master’s programme is (usually) a one-year programme (60 EC’s) especially designed to bridge the gap between your prior education and our Master’s in Environment and Society Studies. Finishing one of these programmes grants direct access to the Master’s programme.

  • Pre-Master's Environment and Society Studies

    Pre-Master's EN

    In some cases, when your education background does not grant you direct admission to the Master's programme in Environment and Society Studies, you can enrol in a pre-Master's programme.