Master's Programme in Political Science: Environmental Governance and Behavior

Do you want to explore the psychological and political obstacles and opportunities to our sustainable future? This new state-of-the-art education prepares for a career in the expansive field of environmental governance. Courses address real environmental problems, such as water management, the oceans, land use, biodiversity and various airborne problems, including climate change, with emphasis on their possible solutions. The programme combines cutting-edge research on the sustainable use of natural resources from two academic disciplines: political science and psychology. This enables the focus on people’s environmental attitudes and beliefs within psychology with the focus on institutions and policy instruments within political science, to explore environmental friendly possibilities. Teachers are active as scholars in research-groups on these issues, including Centre for Collective Action Research (CeCAR) and Environmental Psychology Unit (EPU). Along with a thorough emphasis on scientific methods, this education establishes a solid preparatory platform for the new generation of ‘green professionals’, in politics, public administration, private sector or civil society.