The Master's Programme in Environmental Change and Global Sustainability (ECGS) is truly multidisciplinary. It covers an introductory Core Module of sustainability science common to all students, followed by two distinct study tracks:

• Environmental Change study track provides understanding of the functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and gives guidance toward their sustainable use.
• Global Sustainability study track provides students an understanding of the socio-cultural underpinnings of global sustainability challenges so that you can help to develop solutions that take social and environmental justice into consideration.

Why Environmental Change and Global Sustainability?

Global socio-ecological problems call for multidisciplinary solutions that transcend the usual boundaries of science and decision-making. The Master's Programme in Environmental Change and Global Sustainability (ECGS) trains you in wide-ranging interdisciplinary thinking skills and provides you with the ability to:

• study environmental and sustainability issues in your respective fields of expertise and
• solve problems of socio-ecological sustainability in cooperation with various social actors.

The programme offers three different degrees – Master of Social Sciences, Master of Science or Master of Science (Agriculture and Forestry). When entering the programme in Master's admission, the degree is determined by the choice of your study track and the modules within the chosen track.

Upon graduating, you will have sufficient expertise in environmental sciences, sustainability sciences and environmental policy to act as a specialist in the public, private and third sectors, and you will have gained essential skills to undertake a career in sustainable business and communication. You can also advance to doctoral level studies and thereafter positions in environment-related research.

Structure, content and study tracks:

The credit requirement for the Master’s programme in Environmental Change and Global Sustainability is 120 ECTS credits, which can be completed in two years.

You can apply for one of the two study tracks in the ECGS Master’s programme: the Environmental Change (EC) study track or the Global Sustainability (GS) study track. EC students graduate with a Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Science or with Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Agriculture and Forestry. GS students graduate with a Master’s degree in Social Sciences (M.Soc.Sc.) or with Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Agriculture and Forestry. Your Master’s degree (120 credits, ECTS) will consist of the following studies:

• Study-line specific studies, 75 credits, including your Master’s thesis (30 credits)
• Other studies, 45 credits, including 30 credits of Core module studies and 15 credits of elective studies to further enhance your scientific expertise and professional profile.

All students complete an introductory Core Module that focuses on the methodologies of environmental and sustainability science as well as the interactions between science and society.

In addition to the common Core Module studies, applicants choose from two ECGS study tracks: the Environmental Change study track in natural sciences and the Global Sustainability study track in social sciences. Both study tracks offer several modules of advanced studies.