# Circular Economy: Managing Materials Sustainably
**Source**: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/circular-economy-managing-materials-sustainably-SASI07
**Parent**: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/university-glance/mission-vision-and-values/sustainability/sustainability-education-lund-university
Course • Bachelor's level • 7.5 credits
How can we create a circular economy through sustainable materials management?
[Application dates](#nav-event-tab-1)
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.
[How to apply
->](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/circular-economy-managing-materials-sustainably-SASI07/how-to-apply)
## 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.
## 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](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-admissions/bachelors-masters-studies/applying-for-studies/tuition-fees)
Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 20,625 \
First payment: SEK 20,625
[Convert currency – xe.com](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=20625&From=SEK&To=EUR)
Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.
[Application fee](https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/fees-scholarships-residence-permit/pay-your-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 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.
[How to apply
->](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/circular-economy-managing-materials-sustainably-SASI07/how-to-apply)
## 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
### 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.
## 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](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-admissions/bachelors-masters-studies/applying-for-studies/tuition-fees)
Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 20,625 \
First payment: SEK 20,625
[Convert currency – xe.com](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=20625&From=SEK&To=EUR)
Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.
[Application fee](https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/fees-scholarships-residence-permit/pay-your-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.
## Contact us
### EMP Programme Coordinator
Email:
[emp@iiiee.lu.se](mailto:emp@iiiee.lu.se)
Phone: [+46 46 222 02 90](tel:+46 46 222 02 90)