What can you do with a Master's in Environmental Justice and Governance?

With a Master’s specialisation in Environmental Justice and Governance, you will be prepared to work on one of the most urgent questions in sustainability: how can environmental transitions be made both effective and fair?

You will learn to analyse how environmental problems and sustainability policies affect different groups of people, places and communities in unequal ways. You will also develop the skills to assess governance processes, design more inclusive policies, facilitate collaboration between stakeholders, and contribute to just sustainability transformations.

Graduates work in public organisations such as municipalities addressing energy poverty, consultancies working on just participation, environmental organisations such as Friends of the Earth, and research, policy or international organisations such as IUCN.

Possible roles include:

• Advisor on environmental justice, climate or sustainability
• Sustainability consultant or practitioner focused on just participation
• Campaigner or programme officer in an environmental NGO
• Researcher or analyst in environmental governance and justice
• Advisor on just transition, participation or inclusive sustainability policy

Competences: what you have learned

This specialisation equips you with the skills and knowledge needed to work as an environmental practitioner, policy advisor, advocate, consultant or researcher. You will be able to:

• Apply social science theories and concepts to analyse environmental justice, governance and social change.
• Analyse, design and evaluate policy changes using methods such as policy analysis, transition management and policy evaluation.
• Facilitate collaboration between public, private and civil society stakeholders.
• Draft policy documents, strategic plans and position papers on environmental and societal issues.
• Identify and examine lobbying, advocacy and participation processes related to sustainability.
• Work effectively in interdisciplinary and diverse professional settings, while engaging respectfully with different values, beliefs and perspectives.