Please note: This page is aimed at prospective students. Are you already a student at Radboud University? You can find your current study programme in the Course catalogue.

Curriculum of Science for Sustainability

The Science for Sustainability programme is a 2-year full-time on-campus learning programme. You learn how to contribute to environmental sustainability challenges (e.g. biodiversity decline, climate change or resource scarcity) in collaboration with societal actors. The second year centres around the MSc thesis. 

About this study curriculum

The programme consists of the following elements:

  • Compulsory courses (63 EC)
  • Free electives (15 EC)
  • Master's thesis (42 EC)

Provisional overview for prospective students

This overview provides an indication of the study programme of the academic year 2026-2027 and is aimed at prospective students. It is subject to change and no rights may be derived from it. Already a student at Radboud University? View your current study programme in the Course catalogue.

Total EC
120 EC
Compulsory courses
P1
P2
P3
P4
6 EC
  1. P1
6 EC
  1. P1
3 EC
  1. P1
6 EC
  1. P2
6 EC
  1. P2
3 EC
  1. P2
6 EC
  1. P3
6 EC
  1. P3
3 EC
  1. P3
6 EC
  1. P4
3 EC
  1. P4

The following courses are also mandatory and can be scheduled in the fourth quarter of the first year, but also in the second year of study. 

Elective courses
P1
P2
P3
P4
Free electives
15 EC
  1. P1
  2. P2
  3. P3
  4. P4

In the second year, the programme contains 15 EC of electives. The chosen subjects must meet the following requirements: 

  1. Selected components must have a measurable academic level that corresponds to the third year of an academic bachelor's programme or higher.
  2. At least 9 EC of the electives must have a substantive and/or methodological relationship with the topic that is central to the MSc thesis. 
Thesis & research
P1
P2
P3
P4
42 EC
  1. P1
  2. P2
  3. P3
  4. P4

The second year centres around the MSc thesis and provides the student with the opportunity to follow ‘free electives’ to acquire in-depth knowledge and skills needed for the MSc thesis.