17 Social Sustainability Studies Masters Degree Programs

Do you aspire to make a positive social impact through your work? Are you interested in better understanding the major challenges of our time? Do you want to study how today’s institutions and societal structures can be transformed to improve society? Do you strive to turn critical ideas into meaningful action for change? Are you a self-reflective thinker and an engaged doer at the same time? Then this is the Master's programme for you.

In a world requiring effective social change, your ability to leverage data is crucial. Tomorrow University's Master of Science in Data-Driven Social Innovation bridges innovative social solutions and the power of data to measure and amplify impact. You will learn to create and measure social innovation projects effectively.

Coastal Communities and Regional Development is an international, multidisciplinary master’s program on the development of rural and remote areas in the past and in the future.

Social sustainability and welfare management graduate is able to interpret social phenomena in a critical and reflective way. He also acquires the expertise to experiment programmes to protect the most vulnerable population groups through intervention aimed at social innovation, enhancing the relationship with the users of services, as well as with the network of public and private institutions at the local level.

The world of social innovation will become your arena for challenges. From the very first days of your studies, you will create solutions that transform society, work on real projects, address social challenges, and develop innovative initiatives. This program offers the opportunity to contribute to social change in collaboration with non-governmental organizations, the public sector, and international institutions. Throughout your studies, you will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to help develop sustainable social solutions.

The Global Studies: Sustainable Societies and Social Change (One Year) problems such as climate change, loss of biodiversity and increasing pollution add to existing problems with social inequalities and injustices. It is high time to reverse the current trend. To create sustainable societies and social change, the programme therefore uses applied research and is based on close cooperation between the academic world and society. For the thesis work, you will work independently but together with a host organisation (within the non-profit, public, or corporate sector) and with the support of a supervisor to develop and formulate a thesis project. The project will focus on creating sustainable societies and and contributing to long-term social change, as well as fulfilling the academic standard for a master's thesis at an advanced level.

The LeaDS - Learning, Digitalization, and Sustainability (One Year) program is based on frontline research in digitalization and education. In close collaboration with society, you will apply research to diverse educational settings, where the analytical focus will be on sustainable and ethically defendable learning designs. The programme works at the intersection of media, communication, and language from the perspectives of social sciences, the humanities as well as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The area covers how digitalization processes can be implemented in sustainable and responsible ways.

This two-year Master’s programme provides an in-depth understanding of how public health can be promoted through socially sustainable development. You will gain knowledge of social, economic, political, and environmental factors affecting health, as well as of global change, health systems, and policy processes.

We believe that accessibility should be a norm and this program caters to the increasing need of accessibility professionals in both public and private sectors. The Accessibility and Diversity in Digital Services studies equip students to design, develop, and implement accessible digital services and environments for both the public and private sectors. The studies do not settle for just web accessibility education but aim to consider various societal domains such as culture, media, and game accessibility, as well as the accessibility of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

The aim of the studies is to train community and civic development professionals who are able to work effectively in the life of the communities, knowing the values of the communities and the national, European and global role of civil society and nonprofit organizations. They are committed to the development of civil society / non-profit organizations and local communities, to the improvement of the quality of life, and to help solve the problems in the community. As a result, the students will be able to apply their community and civil development knowledge and skills in decisions of social and economic life, international relations and communication, as well as in their professional carrier. They are prepared to continue their studies in doctoral training.

The WorkS - Lifelong Learning, Sustainability and Work (Two Year) world that is constantly changing, today's working life faces exciting challenges. Digitalisation and globalisation are creating new ways for us to work and collaborate. In this rapid change, continuous learning is a key aspect of creating equal and inclusive working environments where people thrive and develop. Leadership and strategies need to be adapted to support individuals' career development and lifelong learning.

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Programme (EMJM) in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Societies focuses on sustainability, artificial intelligence and data-driven decisions, and participatory design methods engaging citizens. The programme is designed together with three universities, Tallinn University, School of Digital Technologies, Tampere University, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences and Lusófona University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technologies. After completing the Master’s Programme, students understand and can use a participatory design approach for studying and designing AI and data-driven sustainable solutions for societies.

The Master of Sustainable Development prepares the sustainability leaders of the future. Students are trained to become agents of change who will imagine, trigger and effectuate a sustainable future.

In a world of rapid change, our mission is clear: we want to create sustainable impact. The Master's program "Leading Transformation" goes beyond conventional training. Rather, it is a call to all "impact makers" who want to courageously move forward and actively shape the transformation for humanity and our precious planet.

The Social Responsibility program offers you an interdisciplinary experience in social justice, community activism, and egalitarian social change. Built on the strengths of traditional academic disciplines in sociology, human relations, and women's studies, the program provides you with intellectual experiences that enable you to explain the real world and engage in efforts to change it in egalitarian ways. Through this program, you will gain a well-round education that engages you in both academic inquiry and practice of social change informed by critical theoretical perspectives with courses in theory, research methods, and other substantive areas. You will be prepared to go into the world of community action, work in non-governmental or governmental sectors, industry, non-profit, policy groups or pursue further education.