Global Sustainability Challenges

Education facts

Code: 746G73

<p>How do global environmental problems affect a sustainable future? In this course, you will explore planetary boundaries and their significance as a framework for economic and social development. We analyse the causes and effects of environmental challenges from social, ecological, and economic perspectives, discussing complex relationships, synergies, and goal conflicts within the planetary boundaries.</p><h2>Understanding environmental challenges and sustainable development</h2><p>The course deepens your knowledge of climate change, biodiversity, eutrophication, and water and land issues. Through a scientific perspective, you will analyse environmental problems, while discussing their social, political, and economic contexts. The course equips you with tools to understand the connections between human activity and the planet's sustainability.</p><h2>For those who want to understand environmental challenges in depth</h2><p>Do you want to broaden your knowledge of global sustainability issues? The course is aimed at students and professionals with an interest in environmental science, social sciences, or technology, and is suitable for those who want to contribute to addressing today’s environmental challenges.</p><h2>Online evening course</h2><p>The course is fully delivered online and includes lectures, seminars, workshops, and group work. You will participate in online laboratories where you will analyse environmentally impacting substances.&nbsp;The evening lectures are held between 17:15 and 19:00.</p>

Entry requirements

General entry requirements for undergraduate studies and English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6 or Engelska nivå 2). Exemption from Swedish.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Global Sustainability Challenges

  Linköping University

  Start date: 7 September 2026

  End date: 2 October 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %