Sustainability Management - Study line

 

Study line: 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 study line 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)
38107 Business Design for Sustainability 5 point Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12)
41636 Design for Circular Economy 5 point January
42014 Environmental and Resource Economics 5 point F7 (Tues 18-22)

Suggested study plan (start September 2023)

You can only register 55 ECTS in the Programme specific catagory. If you take more courses, the ECTS exceeding this will be registered as electives. 

Polytechnical foundation
Programme specific courses
Thesis
Electives
1.Semester
12772
Life Cycle Assessment of Products and Systems
10 point
42402
Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain... Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management (O&SCM)
5 point
38108
Technology and Innovation Management
5 point
42114
Integer Programming
5 point
12240
Environmental Management, innovation and... Environmental Management, innovation and Ethics
5 point
2.Semester
12773
Advanced life cycle assessment methods
5 point
Elective
Elective
Shared
42543
Management of organizational change
5 point
42014
Environmental and Resource Economics
5 point
42417
Simulation in Operations Management
5 point
42505
Facilitating Innovation in... Facilitating Innovation in Multidisciplinary Teams
5 point
3.Semester
38107
Business Design for Sustainability
5 point
Elective
Elective
20 point
41636
Design for Circular Economy
5 point
4.Semester
Master thesis
Master's thesis
30 point

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.