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Sustainability Science, Policy and Society

Courses & curriculum 2024 - 2025

The Sustainability Science, Policy and Society programme consists of four elements:

  • a scientific base in sustainable development and policy making
  • courses in which you will learn how to design, conduct and evaluate sustainability assessment
  • a specialisation in Policy for Sustainability or Business for Sustainability
  • courses that focus on improving your skills and a master’s thesis on a real-world sustainability issue

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Please check the Outline Study Programme.

Outline of your Study Programme (OSP)

To gain insight into the curriculum of this master's programme, we refer you to the Outline Study Programme website. Here you will find exactly which course is taught in which period and the contents of the courses. 

Outline Study Programme Check Curriculum

Sustainability Science, Policy and Society

  1. Year 1

    Courses

    Core courses

    • Sustainable Development
    • Sustainability Science
    • Sustainability Assessment Skills 
      • Basic Modelling 
      • Scenario Analysis
      • Participatory methods
      • Multicriteria Analysis
    • Methodology for Sustainability Assessment
    • Integrated Sustainability Project

    Policy for Sustainability specialisation 

    • The State, Politics and International Environmental Law 
    • Policy for Sustainability Innovation 
    • Sustainability Governance

    or Business for Sustainability specialisation 

    • Challenges of Business in Sustainability Transitions
    • Sustainable Business Innovation
    • Measuring and Reporting on Corporate Impacts

    Thesis & Academic Skills 

    • Thesis Research Proposal
    • Research Approaches and Methods
    • Master thesis 

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