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Sustainability education at Lund University

A bunch of students studying together at Campus Helsingborg. Photo: Johan Persson.
Sustainability is woven into all our activities at Lund University: education, research and community engagement. Photo: Johan Persson.

We aim to provide all of our students with perspectives on sustainability that are relevant to their subject. Solving sustainability crises requires a variety of perspectives, and we believe that each academic field has a crucial role to play.

As Sweden's most comprehensive university, we offer a diverse education in sustainability, covering different aspects. Many of our courses are part of structured degree programmes, but our students can also take stand-alone courses or design their own programme.

All our regular courses and programmes use ECTS credits, with 1.5 credits corresponding to one week of full-time study.

Note that the course and programme links on this page may take you to content on webpages outside this website (lunduniversity.lu.se), e.g. the Swedish counterpart of this website – lu.se – faculty and department websites, and joint programme websites. The linked content may be in English or Swedish.

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Contact information

Ann Åkerman
Coordinator at Lund University Sustainability Forum
ann [dot] akerman [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (ann[dot]akerman[at]lucsus[dot]lu[dot]se)
Telephone: +46 (0)46 222 80 81

Featured courses

The courses below cover a wide range of subjects and interests. As most of our courses are interdisciplinary and multi-faceted, they could effectively fit into different categories.

Arts, humanities and social sciences

Economics, law and leadership

Engineering, health and science

The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) offers the popular and highly acclaimed Greening the Economy series of seven courses:

  • Circular Economy: Sustainable Materials Management
  • Cities, Climate and Change: Pathways and Opportunities
  • Cities and Consumption: Urban Sustainability and the Sharing Economy
  • Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia
  • Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities
  • Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovations
  • Urban Climate Governance: Towards 1.5° Celsius Alignment

About the Greening the Economy MOOCs – iiiee.lu.se

Another of our MOOCs introduces key terms and concepts in sustainability science that are relevant to everyone, regardless of their work or field of interest:

Working for a sustainable future: concepts and approaches – coursera.org

Note that MOOCs cannot be included in a formal degree at Lund University.

All Lund University's MOOCs


Our courses and programmes are categorised below according to their focus on environmental or societal impacts. However, many cover both dimensions.

Offerings focused on environmental impact

Our programmes and courses with a particular focus on environmental impact are listed below.

Degree programmes, environmental impact

All programmes listed below lead to a Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS), a Master's degree (120 ECTS) or a professional degree (300 ECTS).

Master's programmes taught in English (2 years, 120 ECTS)
Bachelor's programmes taught in Swedish (3 years, 180 ECTS)
Professional degrees taught in Swedish (5 years, 300 ECTS)

Bachelor's programmes taught in Swedish (3 years, 180 ECTS)

Master's programmes taught in English (2 years, 120 ECTS)

Bachelor's programmes taught in English (3 years, 180 ECTS)
Master's programmes taught in English (2 years, 120 ECTS)

Bachelor's programmes taught in English (3 years, 180 ECTS)
Master's programmes taught in English (2 years, 120 ECTS)
Bachelor's programmes taught in Swedish (3 years, 180 ECTS)
Master's programmes taught in Swedish (2 years, 120 ECTS)

Courses, environmental impact

The courses listed below range from 4 to 15 ECTS credits. Some may require specific prior knowledge.

Courses taught in English
Courses taught in Swedish

Courses taught in Swedish

Courses taught in English
Courses taught in Swedish

Offerings focused on societal impact

Our programmes and courses with a particular focus on societal impact are listed below.

Degree programmes, societal impact

All programmes listed below lead to a Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) or a Master's degree (60 or 120 ECTS).

Master's programmes taught in English (1 years, 60 ECTS)

Master's programmes taught in English (2 years, 120 ETCS)

Master's programmes taught in English (2 years, 120 ETCS)

Master's programmes taught in English (2 years, 120 ETCS)

Bachelor's programmes taught in English (3 years, 180 ETCS)
Master's programmes taught in English (2 years, 120 ETCS)

A new Master's programme, Climate Change and Society, will start in 2025. More information will be published as it becomes available.

Master's programmes taught in Swedish (2 years, 120 ETCS)

Courses, societal impact

The courses listed below range from 3 to 30 ECTS credits. Some may require specific prior knowledge.

Courses taught in English
Courses taught in Swedish

Courses taught in English
Courses taught in Swedish

Courses taught in English
Courses taught in Swedish

Courses taught in English
Courses taught in Swedish

Courses taught in English
Courses taught in Swedish

Courses taught in English
Courses taught in Swedish

Courses taught in English
Courses taught in Swedish
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