Education for Sustainable Development, Master's Programme

Education facts

Code: S2ESD

The new Master’s Programme in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) centers on the question of how education can support critical inquiry and be a positive force for transformation and change towards a more sustainable future. As a response to the major environmental crises and changing life conditions for humans as well as other species, this interdisciplinary ESD Master’s Programme brings together four departments at the University of Gothenburg and on at Chalmers University of Technology in a pioneering curriculum at the forefront of the international research debate on education and sustainability. The ESD Master’s Programme prepares you not only to respond to local and global sustainability challenges, but also to counteract them and contribute to more sustainable futures through education and research. As a Master’s student in the ESD programme you will enter into critical dialogue with recent scientific debates in the educational, social, and natural sciences, and get access to a range of analytic tools that will help you develop theoretical as well as practice-based knowledge in education for sustainable development. The ESD Master’s Programme is of interest if you:<br> Want to work for increased public awareness, knowledge and action competence in sustainable development;<br> Are interested in supporting learning for sustainable development among diverse groups;<br> Are involved in social movements for the environment, and want to learn more about the role of education in creating a more equitable, peaceful, and ecologically viable world;<br> Are a teacher/educator looking for ideas and strategies to better integrate education for sustainable development in your classrooms or in community settings;<br> Want to pursue a research career in the broad area of education for sustainable development.<br> The ESD Master’s Programme comprises 2 years of full-time study. The final semester is devoted to writing a Master’s thesis. Successful completion of the programme leads to the Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) with a major in Education and Sustainability. The programme is entirely web-based with all teaching carried out online, and welcomes students from all parts of the world with a variety of backgrounds (e.g. environmental sciences, social sciences, educational sciences, economics, arts and humanities). Course language is English.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's Degree of 180 credits is required, or a professional qualification specialising in the school system of at least 180 credits and an individual degree project/thesis of 15 credits within or outside the degree. Applicants must prove their knowledge of English: English 6 or English level 2 from Swedish Upper Secondary School or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS.

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.

• Education for Sustainable Development, Master's Programme

  University of Gothenburg

  Ortsoberoende

  Start date: 30 August 2027

  End date: 3 June 2029

  Pace of study: 100 %