Circular Economy: Managing Materials Sustainably

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Course • Bachelor's level • 7.5 credits

How can we create a circular economy through sustainable materials management?

Application dates

Start

Spring 2026

Level

Bachelor's

Language

English

Place of study

Distance learning

Course code

SASI07

Application dates

Overview
Teaching and learning

Overview

The Circular Economy – Managing Materials Sustainably (SASI07) is an online course focusing on Circular Economy (CE); what CE is and how its emergence can be facilitated as the result of choices and strategies by suppliers, designers, businesses, policymakers, and all of us as consumers.

The course delivers knowledge of where important materials in products we use every day are sourced from, and how these materials can be used more efficiently, for longer periods of time, and in closed loops – these being key areas of work encompassed by the concept of the CE. However, adoption of the CE does not happen on its own and requires the support of social, business, and policy interventions.

The course provides numerous cases of management of materials for sustainability, skill building exercises, and tools for analysing circular business models. Coursework also promotes the development of students ideas on how to facilitate the transition to a Circular Economy.

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Teaching and learning

Teaching and assessment

The course is based on a ”flipped classroom” pedagogy and involves recorded lectures, seminars and case discussions, a course project and smaller assignments. Seminars and case discussions are compulsory, and active participation is required to pass the course. Students are awarded one of the following grades: U,3,4,5 - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)

Course modules

Materials
Circular Business Models
Circular Design
Innovation and Assessment
Policies and Networks
Circular Societies
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

General requirements

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to the following: The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate: 34 %, The Swedish national university aptitude test: 34 %, number of previous ECTS at application deadline (up to 165): 32 %. If students have equal credentials, seats are allocated based on their results on The Swedish National University Aptitude Test. If this too is equal, seats are allocated based on a draw.