Your future
Your YUFE bachelor’s in Urban Sustainability Studies degree allows you to explore the future of urban living. You can dive into different fields, like:
- Social Sciences: economics, business, urban planning, and sociology
- Natural Sciences: environmental engineering, biology, and ecology
- Tech: civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and AI
- Humanities: understanding how people and cities work together
Further studies
With this degree, you will be ready to take on exciting master’s programmes at Maastricht University, our YUFE partners and universities worldwide.
Some examples of master’s programmes you can apply for without additional requirements:
- Sustainability Science, Policy and Society (Maastricht University)
- European Studies on Society, Science and Technology (Maastricht University)
- Environmental Policy and Law (University of Eastern Finland)
- Security Sciences (UAntwerp)
- Environment, Society and Culture (University of Essex)
- Advanced Architectural Studies (University of Cyprus)
Job opportunities
The YUFE Bachelor in Urban Sustainability Studies is a brand-new programme, starting in the academic year 2026-2027. You will be among the first to graduate from this international, multidisciplinary programme.
Our programme’s Intended Learning Outcomes equip you with the skills and knowledge needed for careers in urban sustainability. Your skills will cover economics, business, urbanism, engineering, environmental sciences, and the humanities.
With our interdisciplinary and hands-on approach, you will develop not only a sharp, global perspective, but also the ability to think critically, adapt to change, and keep learning throughout your life. This is how you will help shape the sustainable, smart, and inclusive cities of the future.
Intended learning outcomes
The bachelor in Urban Sustainability Studies aims to empower you with a well-rounded set of skills.
Subject-specific skills
- You can critically evaluate the crucial historical, social, political, and economic processes and structures that have shaped the world.
- You can generate and critically evaluate different strategies, measures, and approaches to sustainable development and can assess their likely impact on stakeholders, regions, and diverse communities.
- You can demonstrate a grounded understanding of and examine the similarities, differences, and connections between cities and regions with different levels of urbanisation across Europe.
- You can describe and critically evaluate key concepts, theories, critiques, and debates about the natural, social, economic, developmental, and political environments as they relate to urban sustainability.
- You can illustrate and critically evaluate the relationships between, and sustainability of environmental, social, and economic systems, at scales from local to global levels.
Research skills
- You can identify, analyse, and solve problems, applying relevant research methodologies, theories, information technology, data analysis and interpretation, and techniques of writing to present findings and solutions.
- You can apply the methods and techniques studied to review, consolidate, extend, and apply knowledge and understanding and to initiate, carry out and evaluate projects and research, including logistics, risk assessment and ethical approval where appropriate.
- You can consider academic norms and ways of thinking across different disciplines and subject areas, bringing them into play as appropriate.
- You can demonstrate intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and exercise independence of mind and thought.
Transferable skills
- You can communicate ideas clearly, coherently, and respectfully, in a range of disciplines and to various stakeholders, in both written and oral form, using appropriate language and referencing.
- You can demonstrate the flexibility and adaptability to collaborate in international and intercultural contexts, learning from others, recognising, and respecting diverse perspectives and needs.
- You can work independently, meet deadlines, manage your own time and workload, and demonstrate initiative.
- You can reflect on your own learning, seek and make use of feedback on your performance, recognise when further knowledge is required and undertake the necessary research.
Graduates in high demand
A survey of 72 employers shows that most are looking to hire someone with a degree in urban sustainability. Each year, around 1,750 professionals with this background are needed, but many employers say they’re hard to find. That means there’s a strong and growing demand for graduates in urban sustainability.