Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science: Politics of Sustainability

Source: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/environmental-studies-and-sustainability-science-politics-of-sustainability-MESS20 Parent: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/university-glance/mission-vision-and-values/sustainability/sustainability-education-lund-university

Course • Master's level • 7.5 credits

The Politics of Sustainability course addresses political approaches to and perspectives on sustainability issues and place these in relation to the actual ability to address sustainability challenges.

Application dates

Start

Spring 2026

Level

Master's

Language

English

Place of study

Lund

Course code

MESS20

Application dates

Overview

Overview

The course tackles both central political factors and the creation of alternative pathways towards change. The main focuses of the course are:

the concept of politics, its history and components;

current political forms and challenges in connection to sustainability issues and our ability to address sustainability challenges;
how political actors and processes collaborate or clash on different levels and scales, across time and geographies;
alternative approaches to politically engaged societal change, including addressing central elements of justice, religion, and ethnicity.

Syllabus (PDF, new tab)

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

Course literature MESS20 (PDF, New tab)

Dates
Requirements and selection
Tuition fees

Dates

Applications for this course are currently closed.

You can find information about future application opportunities here.

Requirements and selection

Prerequisites

To be admitted to the course, the student must have fulfilled course requirements of at least 7,5 higher education credits in the programme. A good command of spoken and written English, equivalent to English 6/B (advanced) proficiency in the Swedish secondary system, is required. Equivalent assessments will be made according to national guidelines.

Selection criteria

Admission guaranteed

Tuition fees

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

The European Union (EU)
The European Economic Area (EEA) and
Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each \ semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 16,875 \ First payment: SEK 16,875

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Overview

The course tackles both central political factors and the creation of alternative pathways towards change. The main focuses of the course are:

the concept of politics, its history and components;

current political forms and challenges in connection to sustainability issues and our ability to address sustainability challenges;
how political actors and processes collaborate or clash on different levels and scales, across time and geographies;
alternative approaches to politically engaged societal change, including addressing central elements of justice, religion, and ethnicity.

Syllabus (PDF, new tab)