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Sustainability and Global Health

Course • Master's level • 7.5 credits

The course provides global and local perspectives on, and examples of, some of the most urgent health problems we face today and their impact on people's health, wellbeing, and livelihoods.
Application dates

Start

Autumn 2026

Level

Master's

Language

English

Place of study

Lund

Course code

MESS52

Application dates

Requirements and selection

Prerequisites

At least 40 ECTS credits from the programme SAESS Masterprogram i Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science (also called LUMES).

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

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 18,750
First payment: SEK 18,750

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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.

By highlighting four key emerging and persistent global health challenges:

  1. The unavoidable health impacts of climate change (heat-stress, extreme cold, flooding, rising incidence of vector-borne diseases).
  2. The prevailing sanitation crises (causing preventable deaths and disease outbreaks, contributing to the poverty trap, affecting economic output, and polluting the environment).
  3. The global dietary paradox (obesity vs. malnutrition - rising global demand for animal products, fats and sugar and its effect on people and the environment, food insecurity and its impact on health, development and environment).
  4. The health externalities of global consumerism and manufacturing (the human health effects and environmental pollution caused by the electronics we use, produce and waste).

The course examines the connections among three critical areas of sustainability: development, the environment, and global health, to provide a deeper understanding of the importance of good health for social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

How to apply

Course literature

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

Course literature MESS52 (PDF, New tab)

Not available as a stand-alone course

This course is only available as part of a programme.

Prerequisites

At least 40 ECTS credits from the programme SAESS Masterprogram i Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science (also called LUMES).

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

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 18,750
First payment: SEK 18,750

Convert currency – xe.com

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.