Technology, Environment and Societal Change

Uczelnia
LUT University
Miasto, kraj
Lappeenranta, Finland
Czas trwania studiów
2 lata
Zakres programowy
Environmental Economics & Policy, Environmental Sciences, Sustainable Development
Koszty studiowania
0 €
Język nauczania
English (ENG)
Rodzaj studiów
Master
Rozpoczęcie studiów
2025-08-25
Zakończenie rekrutacji
2026-01-15
O programie
Wymagania rekrutacyjne
Możliwości kariery

Climate change, biodiversity loss and the required sustainability transformation bring new challenges to technological, economic, political, and social relations and circumstances.

There is a growing need to solve the sustainability crisis at the interface between people, technology, and the environment. Society and people depend on the functioning of many critical systems (such as energy, water, food, transportation, and digital infrastructures), which are in turn interdependent on natural ecosystems. Making these critical systems more sustainable, just and equitable for people and nature globally and locally is at the heart of this master’s programme.  

As a social scientist with a strong multidisciplinary background, you will gain knowledge and a wide range of skills to analyse the social shaping of critical systems, related innovation policies and co-creation of services with citizens, and the many challenges and opportunities of sustainability transformation in such systems. 

By graduation, you will have gained expertise in the functioning of systems critical to society, the economy, and our well-being. You will be able to analyse and address the sustainability challenges of these critical systems at the global and local levels. You will also have acquired knowledge to plan and develop the governance and cooperation of different public and private actors and organisations. A deep understanding of just sustainability transformation will be your strengths in the working life.

Wymagania rekrutacyjne

Na studia magisterskie mogą kandydować wszyscy, którzy ukończyli studia licencjackie lub inżynierskie (studia I stopnia), studia magisterskie lub studiują na ostatnim roku studiów I-stopnia. Studia, które planujesz powinny mieć zbliżony profil do tych obecnych lub ukończonych, ponieważ w procesie rekrutacji kluczowa jest ich zgodność programowa.

  • Wykaz punktów ECTS – osoby, które są jeszcze w trakcie studiów, muszą załączyć wypis punktów ECTS, w którym będzie wykazane, jakie przedmioty były realizowane na studiach oraz ile punktów za nie otrzymano.
  • Dyplom ukończenia studiów licencjackich lub inżynierskich – jeśli jesteś absolwentem wyższej uczelni, nie potrzebujesz wypisu, wystarczy załączyć dyplom ukończenia studiów wraz z suplementem (w języku angielskim lub oryginał z tłumaczeniem)
Ważne wymagania

Eligible previous degrees

University, all countries

  • Bachelor of Social Sciences

  • Bachelor’s degree in a field other than Social Sciences

University of Applied Sciences (UAS), EU/EEA countries and Switzerland

  • Bachelor of Social Sciences

Eligibility requirements

Minimum requirement
To be eligible to apply, you must have completed the following studies by the application deadline:

  • 24 ECTS credits of studies supportive of Technology, Environment and Societal Change

Studies supportive of Technology, Environment and Societal Change may include:

  • Social Sciences and Political Sciences, for example:
    Administrative Sciences, Human Geography, Philosophy, Economic or Social History, Management and Organisational Studies, Political Communication, Political Economy, Political Sciences, Science and Technology Studies, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology

As a graduate of this programme, you will be able to understand the requirements of the sustainability transformation and the governance of various critical systems in transition processes. 

The programme includes solution-oriented approaches and focuses on decision-making at global, national and local levels.

Possible jobs after graduation include corporate sustainability manager, public relations manager, sustainability consultant, environmental policy specialist, sustainability expert, policy officers, or environmental officers.