Technology, Environment and Societal Change
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.
- ECTS transcript – If you are still completing your Bachelor’s degree, upload an ECTS transcript showing the subjects you have studied, your grades, and the number of credits awarded. Your Bachelor’s diploma must be uploaded later, as soon as you receive it.
- Bachelor’s diploma – If you have already graduated, upload your Bachelor’s diploma. A separate ECTS transcript is not required.
Note: Your Bachelor’s degree must be in the same or a related field as the Master’s programme you are applying for. The university will check whether you have completed enough relevant subjects and ECTS credits.
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending where you completed your bachelor education.
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
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.
