Master of Science with specialization in Energy and Management for Sustainable Development

Several companies in the region support education in Energy and Management and will actively contribute to the program's various courses. This is what companies say about the program:

PWC: We see that the master's program in Energy and management for sustainable development is interesting to us based primarily on the focus of all our customers on these issues. Customers and contacts are increasingly demanding this type of advice.

IKEA: We see the master's program in Energy and Management as an important future competence resource. Energy will be an important future area where technology development and energy perspectives on future manufacturing and product development. The consumer perspective is also important, as consumers' basis for decisions and purchases, as well as providing more access to sustainable energy.

Volvo Construction Equipment: We see that the master's degree in Energy and Management for Sustainable Development is interesting to us because it can provide an increased range of resources with the knowledge to conduct work where the environment and social sustainability are well integrated into economic development. That competence is needed so that we can continue to be a leader in every industry with the resource challenges and adjustments that are ongoing and necessary for society.

VIDA: We see a great need for qualified expertise in bioenergy, from the forest along the entire production chain to various potential areas of use. The proposed master's program would also mean good opportunities for increased collaboration between Linnaeus University and the forest industry.

Bixia: We work actively to enable more renewable electricity in the electricity system. We view positively Linnaeus University's investment in increased competence and research in the field of energy and sustainability and the master's program in Energy and management for sustainable development.

International possibilities

At Linnaeus University, you have plenty of opportunities to broaden your international perspective. During the course of your program, you can choose to study abroad through exchange studies to gain international experience. If you do, you will conduct part of your studies at one of our many partner universities around the world.

Also at home, you can gain international experience. Many courses contain intercultural elements. For instance, in the form of course literature or guest lecturers from other countries. In your leisure time, you can get involved in associations together with students from a wide range of other programs and countries, or meet international students through our buddy program.

The program starts with a joint semester in technology and science-based courses on the climate situation, innovation systems, and calculation of environmental footprint. Term two consists of an economics block of specially composed courses for technicians, to develop the concepts of company organization and innovation, sustainability management, and financing.

Year 2 offers a focus on in-depth knowledge of product imprints, organizations' energy strategies, and development toward sustainable development. The student concludes with an in-depth degree project in the field, preferably in collaboration with companies. The courses in the program are given in English.

The courses in the program can, in agreement with the program manager, be exchanged for corresponding courses within the program's specialization. When exchanging courses, the program manager checks that the program's goals are still met.

Prerequisites for courses and the local rules for degrees at Linnaeus University must always be met.

Courses in the program

Year 1

• Energy and Climate * (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Diffusion of Innovations for a Sustainable Built Environment* (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Environmental Analysis Methods * (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Scientific theory and method * (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Management of sustainable innovations in organizations, (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Circular Economy and Green Financing, (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Environmental Accounting, 7.5 credits, A1N)

Year 2

Elective courses comprising 30 credits in the field of technology or business

administration, other courses can also be chosen in consultation with the program manager (taking into account any international exchange).

The following courses will be recommended:

• Energy policies * (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) * (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Energy management in the built environment * (7.5 credits, A1N)
• Independent work * (30 credits, A2E)

* courses in the main area

Växjö

Roughly 15 minutes with a bike from the city centre, you will find Linnaeus University’s campus. It is like a small society with the university, student accommodation, and student life. Here you become part of a creative knowledge environment.

What will you come across on an excursion in Växjö – the city of contrasts? You will find good restaurants, a celebrated hockey team, and cozy cafés where you can enjoy a latte with lingonberry flavour. In Växjö, beautiful nature is always just around the corner; the city is surrounded by lakes and forests. Students like the combination of the city centre and the active student life on campus. Your dream of the future starts here!