22 Sustainable Development Masters Degree Programs in Sweden

Master of Arts in Forestry for Green Sustainable Development. The future forests offer many possibilities. This two-year program gives knowledge about how different strategies and forest management systems can provide forest ecosystem services for society in the future.

How can we produce enough nutritious food, animal feed, materials, and energy in a sustainable manner? How can biotechnology assist in fostering a sustainable society, and a circular economy, while creating job and business opportunities? This Master's programme offers the chance to become a global community builder in roles such as researcher, engineer, or manager.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Our world is under threat from climate change, overconsumption, and ever-increasing pollution. Are you interested in contributing to the solutions of these in a sustainable way? If so, then the online Master's programme in Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Development is a great choice!

Lead change for a sustainable future with this International Master's Programme in Leadership for Sustainable Development – Economics. Develop critical, creative solutions to global challenges, grounded in social science and economic insight. Gain the tools to drive societal transformation with impact.

Our Master’s program in Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development is a research-focused program that introduces you to the complexity of interactions between humans and nature. You learn to use resilience thinking as an approach to understanding and managing social-ecological systems.

Climate change has become possibly the world’s most serious problem, which needs our urgent attention. The problem is complex and multi-dimensional. Energy and its management are the key enablers in addressing not only the climate challenge but also other sustainable development goals. This master's program is tailored for you as an engineer or technologist to investigate and understand symbiotic and systemic relations between energy, climate, and sustainable development, and to implement innovative solutions.

The master's programme in Sustainable Technology covers the concept of Industrial Ecology, focusing on the interaction of technical, economic, social and ecological systems and processes. Students will explore this interdisciplinary framework for designing and operating industrial systems interdependent on natural systems. Graduates will balance environmental and economic performance and lead the development of strategies for a sustainable future.

Be part of the solution for a sustainable future! The future needs sustainable solutions to societal challenges. This program offers a holistic interdisciplinary approach to current societal problems, such as climate change, natural resource exploitation, increasing energy demand, and inequality.

The master's programme in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design focuses on the correlation between the built environment and social, economic and institutional forces. Students gain a profound and broad understanding of the multiple factors in sustainable urban development. Project work provides students with strong practical skills. Graduates have the expertise to adapt planning and design practices to the environmental conditions and societal needs of the future.

This Master’s programme is ideal if your goal is to become an expert in sustainable food systems and strive to take on challenges throughout the food chain.

Today, humans produce vast amounts of waste and other residual material; at the same time, the demand for products and energy is steadily increasing. This increase also applies to needs for nutrients and minerals that then often end up in landfills or the ocean. This Master’s programme is for those who want to be a part of the important technological leap forwards towards a circular economy and a more sustainable energy system, either as a researcher, an engineer, or within management.