Programme structure
The Master's curriculum offered by SUM follows this structure from autumn 2012:
- 30 credits compulsory courses
- 30 credits elective courses
- 60 credits masters thesis
| 4. semester | Work on SUM4091 - Master's Thesis in Culture, Environment and Sustainability | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. semester | Work on SUM4091 - Master's Thesis in Culture, Environment and Sustainability | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. semester | Elective course | Elective course | Elective course | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. semester | SUM4100 - Research Methods and Project Design | SUM4200 - Key Issues in Development and Environment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compulsory courses (30 credits)
- SUM4100 - Research Methods and Project Design , (autumn, 15 credits)
- SUM4200 - Key Issues in Development and Environment , (autumn, 15 credits)
Elective courses (30 credits)
The list might be object of change annualy. See course pages for which semesters the courses are offered.
- SUM4019 - Consumption, Sustainability and Social Change , (spring, 10 credits)
- SUM4026 - What Works? Success Stories in International Development , (spring, 10 credits)
- SUM4027 - Food, Health and Sustainability , (spring, 10 credits)
- SUM4028 - Emerging Economies and Challenges to Sustainability , (spring, 10 credits)
- SUM4029 - Global Governance for Sustainable Development , (spring, 10 credits)
It is possible to apply for recognition of 20 credits taken in other subjects when these can be seen as relevant for the candidate’s Master's Thesis. Consult the Student Advisor if you wish to do so.
Masters thesis (60 credits)
- SUM4091 - Master's Thesis in Culture, Environment and Sustainability , (autumn and spring, 60 credits)
Register for SUM4091 - Master's Thesis in Culture, Environment and Sustainability in the third and fourth semester. This is not a courses with lectures and semianrs, but registration in StudentWeb is necessary.
Courses formerly included in the program
- SUM4015 - The science and politics of climate change - understanding the challenges (discontinued)
- SUM4024 - Humanist Perspectives on the Environment
- STV4347B - Linkages between Politics and Society in Developing Countries
- STV4324B - The Politics of Poverty
- SUM4023 - The Political Economy of Global Health
- SUM4025 - Philosophical Foundations of Ecomodernity
Published Jun 6, 2012 10:00 AM
- Last modified Oct 23, 2014 01:45 PM