# Design for Circularity & Sustainability
**Source**: https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/msc-programmes/design-and-innovation/specialization/design-for-circularity-and-sustainability
**Parent**: https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/msc-programmes/design-and-innovation
## Design for Circularity & Sustainability
For students to qualify for this specialization, you must take at least **10 ECTS from each of the two Course Groups (20 ECTS total)** for this specialization. The courses in each group are a specific selection from the long-list of programme-specific courses.
Course Group 1 (Specialisation 2): Systematic Design (Minimum 10 ECTS)
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| [41073](https://kurser.dtu.dk/course/2025-2026/41073?menulanguage=en) | Development and operation of product/service-systems | 10 | point | Autumn E3A (Tues 8-12) and Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17) |
| [41084](https://kurser.dtu.dk/course/2025-2026/41084?menulanguage=en) | Biologically Inspired Design | 5 | point | January |
| [63851](https://kurser.dtu.dk/course/2025-2026/63851?menulanguage=en) | Project Management | 5 | point | August and January |
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Course Group 2 (Specialisation 2): Design for Technology & People (Minimum 10 ECTS)
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| [12240](https://kurser.dtu.dk/course/2025-2026/12240?menulanguage=en) | Environmental Management, innovation and Ethics | 5 | point | January |
| [12250](https://kurser.dtu.dk/course/2025-2026/12250?menulanguage=en) | Next Generation [] Action - Sustainable by Design | 5 | point | Outside schedule structure |
| [12772](https://kurser.dtu.dk/course/2025-2026/12772?menulanguage=en) | Life Cycle Assessment of Products and Systems | 10 | point | Autumn E1 (Mon 8-12, Thurs 13-17) |
| [41636](https://kurser.dtu.dk/course/2025-2026/41636?menulanguage=en) | Design for Circular Economy | 5 | point | January |
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*Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.*