40 Sustainable Development MA Degree Programs

SCAD’s design for sustainability program equips students to drive change through innovation, advocacy, and industry leadership. Learn to balance economic prosperity, social well-being, and environmental responsibility in a collaborative, interdisciplinary setting with real-world projects and top industry partnerships.

Develop the skills to support learning communities in addressing local and global environmental and sustainability challenges.

Are you interested in digital media? Do you care about the environment and making our way of life more sustainable? Would you like to prepare for a job that connects both in communication research, journalism, media organizations, NGOs or the public sector? Welcome to ComSustain: Communication Research for a Sustainable Society.

The MA Global Governance and Sustainable Development degree is taught within Middlesex University’s School of Law where we deliver high-quality teaching and research, and provide a supportive learning environment, helping students to achieve excellent academic results.

The MA Anthropology of the Environment and Sustainability tackles urgent challenges, offering opportunity to explore, communicate and address as engaged global citizens. This equips theoretical and methodological tools to understand crises of climate change, sustainability, and global inequalities.

Sustainability is at the heart of driving change in the fashion industry. Our Fashion Sustainability MA addresses the pressing challenges of overconsumption and its impact on global fashion production and distribution, focusing on sustainable innovation in materials, systems, and practices.

This English-taught master's degree in Economics, Finance and Sustainability program at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice trains experts with a rich knowledge of the quantitative methods of theoretical and empirical analysis.

This English-taught master's degree is offered by Ca' Foscari University's EQUIS-accredited Venice School of Management in the heart of Venice, Italy. The programme equips you to become a leader in sustainable and innovative tourism thanks to its interdisciplinary content and approach.

The Master's track Un/sustainable Societies: Past, Present and Future at the University of Groningen teaches you to utilize historical knowledge and methods to address contemporary developments regarding the (un)sustainability of societies, thereby making you an expert in this field. The track is unique in its focus to learn historians to comprehend societal challenges and to contribute to related public debates from a historical perspective.

The MA International Retail Business, Sustainability and Technologies combines retail business/management studies with a deep exploration of sustainability principles and practice, technological solutions to contemporary challenges, and building the requisite skills of leadership to drive these solutions forward. The programme differs from conventional retail management courses which exclusively or predominantly focus on the narrow 'management' aspects of retail business. Instead, we adopt a multi-disciplinary approach that introduces you to a diverse range of contemporary issues and provides knowledge and professional skills in cutting-edge solutions based on three core areas of expertise: International Retail Business, Sustainability and Leadership, and Retail Data and Technology.

The Master’s Programme in Creative Sustainability (MA, Art & Design) is an interdisciplinary two-year programme that brings together design, business and materials & chemical engineering. It trains students to develop systemic, creative and practical solutions for sustainability challenges through project-based learning and collaboration with partner organisations.

This English-taught Master's Degree Programme in Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies aims to train professionals with solid scientific and technological skills. Specifically, it guarantees a solid theoretical, applied and experimental preparation in the main sectors of chemistry with a strong focus on the green transition.

Our Master’s programme in International Business - Sustainability Management equips you with the skills to develop sustainable and forward-thinking strategies for businesses. The focus is on creating innovative solutions, with careful consideration of relevant regulations, such as ESG standards.

CHARM-EU Master’s Program in Global Challenges for Sustainability offers a unique international learning opportunity. Students have the chance to address the pressing need for sustainability in a transdisciplinary and challenge-based environment.

The M.A. Food Studies: Policies for Sustainable Production and Consumption program at AUR examines the connections between the production, distribution, and consumption of food, with a focus on sustainability criteria. Graduates from this program find opportunities in areas of food policy, collaborating with humanitarian organizations to address global challenges related to food.

Discover the educational potentials of leaving the classroom and exploring the surroundings. All children deserve the opportunity to learn and reach their full potential. This master’s program will increase your knowledge about learning processes with a focus on experience-based learning, using different modes and methods. The advanced courses in educational science will help teachers and other educators understand how a variety of outdoor environments can be used as resources for learning and knowledge.