Language
  • English
Format
  • Full time
Start date
  • September
Location
  • Maastricht
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Sustainability Science, Policy and Society

This interdisciplinary programme equips you to navigate the complexities of sustainability transformations. Gain a systems perspective, skills for research and assessments, and become a bridge-builder for sustainability in various domains.

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Specialisations

This master's programme offers 2 specialisations. All students in this master's programme start with the same courses in period 1, before choosing a specialisation based on personal interest in periods 2 & 3. In period 4, students of both specialisations will re-join for a collaborative integrated sustainability project.

(!) Please note that these specialisations will be offered from the academic year 2023-2024 onwards.

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Policy for Sustainability

The Policy for Sustainability specialisation will deepen your knowledge on sustainable development from the perspective of public policy-making. The courses will introduce multiple policy perspectives of a variety of stakeholders on current sustainability topics, such as climate change, the energy transition and the SDG’s.

This specialisation prepares you to be a bridge builder between policy, business and society, with a strong basis in public problem-solving. The policy specialisation will consist of three courses: 

  1. The State, Politics and International Environmental Law
  2. Policy for Sustainability Innovation
  3. Sustainability Governance

Business for Sustainability

The Business for Sustainability specialisation will deepen your knowledge of the social and environmental impacts of economic activities, and explore what it means for these activities to remain within planetary boundaries.

This specialisation prepares you to be a bridge builder between business, policy and society, with a strong basis in sustainable business, which will give you more of an edge in the business world. The business specialisation will consist of three courses:

  1. Challenges of Business in Sustainability Transitions
  2. Sustainable Business Innovation
  3. Measuring and Reporting on Corporate Impacts