Master of Science in Sustainability Science and Policy (MSc SSP)
September 2012. Open for applications.
- Download the MSc SPP brochure. (PDF, 1,52 MB)
- Download the MSc SSP poster. (PDF, 0,53 MB)
“learn to cope with sustainability challenges from an integrated perspective”
Sustainable development’ – reconciling society’s developmental goals with the planet’s environmental limits over the long term – has emerged as one of the central challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Sustainability science and policy requires a long term perspective and system’s thinking in order to understand the dynamic interconnections between the environment, economy and society. There is an urgent need for scholars and professionals who are trained in interdisciplinary and integrative approaches towards sustainable development, enabling them to assess and deal with the complexity involved from a system’s perspective. This new Master will create a unique opportunity for students to specialize in sustainability science and policy, and especially in sustainability assessment, through an interdisciplinary curriculum in an international ambience.
The main characteristics of SSP MSc-programme can be summarized as follows:
- 1-year programme (60 ECTS)
- societal highly relevant topic
- professional oriented approach
- international, multidisciplinary classroom with small groups
- teaching by researchers
- tailor-made thesis
The MSC SSP is embedded within International Centre for Integrated assessment & Sustainable development (ICIS) and the Maastricht University Graduate School of Sustainability Science (MUST).
