Master's in Sustainable Development

The Seneca Institute's Master's Degree in Sustainable Development offers comprehensive training for those who wish to become protagonists of change toward a more just, balanced, and planet-friendly future. With an interdisciplinary approach, this program combines theory and practice to provide students with the knowledge and tools demanded by today's labor market regarding sustainability, the environment, and social responsibility. The master's degree prepares professionals capable of designing, implementing, and evaluating strategies aligned with the United Nations 2030 Agenda, sustainable development policies, and the new demands of responsible business management. This cutting-edge training is for those seeking to lead positive-impact projects in public, private, and third-sector organizations.

Master in Public Procurement Management for Sustainable Development that explores the legislative, regulatory, organizational, and managerial foundations of a modern Public Procurement System. The program is designed as a blended learning opportunity that combines policy/theory prescriptions with applied assignments and research work. It provides participants with direct access to expertise from academia, international organizations, think tanks, and the private sector. It prepares them for a range of executive and managerial functions connected with public procurement management and its supervision.

This Master's programme equips you with the tools to lead change that contributes to a sustainable society while strengthening your own organisation. You'll work with examples ranging from products and systems to organisations and societal levels. Gain practical and research-based tools to build sustainable collaborations and create direction in uncertain situations.

The master’s programme in Sustainable Production Development focuses on the sustainable design and development of production systems. Students acquire skills to create advanced production systems and transition existing systems focusing on circular material flow, increased digitalisation and automation, energy usage, and new manufacturing technologies. Graduates shape the future development of sustainable production with influential roles in industry and consultancy or through PhD studies.

How will we tackle ongoing global challenges? Join our new MSc Global Sustainable Development (Formerly MSc programme –Transformative Change for Sustainable Development). Transformative change is widely advocated by global organisations, such as the United Nations, as a roadmap towards a more sustainable future.

Master of Science in Sustainable Development aims to provide students with a comprehensive foundation in Sustainable Development, encompassing academic knowledge and practical skills. It focuses on enhancing critical thinking abilities for the evaluation of sustainable development problems and solutions.

You will develop an understanding of how we can achieve more sustainable development and decarbonisation through sustainable energy, more efficient production, and organisational change. Society, industry, and policymakers recognise that change is required at all levels to address the challenges of climate change and sustainable development and meet the needs of future generations.

Do you want to gain the knowledge and skills required to deal with complex sustainable development challenges? Then this is the perfect programme for you.

Change the course of future generations! Develop strategic skills and manage projects where the social, economic and environmental impact is evaluated, in order to generate sustainable communities. Because you will be able to acquire and strengthen skills to design and lead sustainable development projects in order to contribute to the development of your environment.

The Master's Degree in Environmental Economics, Work and Sustainable Development aims to provide advanced knowledge in the fields of sustainable management of economic activities, promotion of virtuous processes of economic development in both industrialized and developing countries.

Explore leadership for sustainable change with a International Master’s Programme in Leadership for Sustainable Development – Sociology. Gain critical tools to analyze social systems, manage transformation, and drive sustainable development in diverse and complex societies.

The MSc Agriculture for Sustainable Development is for graduates and professionals looking for greater knowledge and expertise in sustainable agricultural development. You'll gain a strong understanding of the fundamentals of crop production, such as adaptation to climate and other environmental changes. You then explore how this expertise can help to design effective food production systems without placing unsustainable demands on the environment.

Our MSc in Sustainable Development, Agri-Food, and Co-operatives is offered by the Cork University Business School (CUBS) at University College Cork. Our focus is on a deeper understanding of co-operatives, sustainable development, and agri-food systems.

The Master's degree in Resource Economics and Sustainable Development offers a solid preparation in environmental economics, a critical understanding of the economics of sustainable development, and of the complex interactions between economic decisions, market forces, governmental policies, and the environment.

On this programme you get practical, theoretical and applied research experiences in work integrated learning and sustainable development. With a dual competency in sustainability and organisational development, you’ll have the skills to contribute to innovative long-term solutions in ecological, social and economic sustainability – within or between organisations or groups.

This two-year Master’s programme provides analytical tools and theoretical and methodological knowledge in the social sciences, specialising in the leadership and management of activities that encourage the transformation to sustainable societal development.

The SIT Master’s in Sustainable Development Practice offers you a chance to obtain professional skills while conducting research and fieldwork in a highly competitive global environment. As a graduate, you’ll be prepared to integrate policy, scholarship, ethics, participatory practice, and lifelong learning to achieve sustainable, global development goals in the 21st century.