Sustainability Management - Specialization
Specialization: Sustainability Management
Sustainability management has become an increasingly important field of study in recent years as organizations recognize the need to address environmental and social challenges. Sustainability management aims to create and maintain a sustainable and equitable system by balancing economic, social, and environmental considerations.
Organizations play a critical role in shaping our planet's future and its inhabitants' well-being. The negative impacts of unsustainable business practices, such as climate change and social inequality, are becoming increasingly evident. Organizations must take responsibility for their actions and work to mitigate them.
The specialization in sustainability management encompasses various topics, including environmental management, life cycle assessments, business design for sustainability and circular economy, and sustainable transport. By studying these topics, you can gain insights into how organizations can operate more sustainably and socially responsibly.
Mandatory course
All mandatory courses under the polytechnic foundation and programme specific courses must be completed, in addition, the following must be fulfilled:
Programme specific courses, mandatory for this study line:
| 12240 | Environmental Management, innovation and Ethics | 5 | point | January |
| 12772 | Life Cycle Assessment of Products and Systems | 10 | point | Autumn E1 (Mon 8-12, Thurs 13-17) |
Choose the remaining 15 ECTS in Programme specific courses from the following courses:
| 12773 | Advanced life cycle assessment methods | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
| 41636 | Design for Circular Economy | 5 | point | January |
| 42014 | Environmental and Resource Economics | 5 | point | F7 (Tues 18-22) |
| 42879 | Decision Support and Strategic Assessment | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
Suggested study plan (start September 2024)
You can only register 50 ECTS in the Programme specific catagory. If you take more courses, the ECTS exceeding this will be registered as electives.
Elective
Master's thesis
If doing a thesis on 32.5 or 35 ECTS, the ECTS exceeding 30 will be taken from the elective category. E.g., if writing a 35 ECTS thesis, you will only have 25 ECTS electives available.
Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.