Lund University, Sweden

LUND UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCELUMES

SO WHAT IS THE LUMES PROGRAM?

BASIC INFORMATION

• Started in 1997

• 2-years: 3 terms coursework, plus a thesis

• Entirely in English

• LUMES alum: 500-plus from roughly 100 countries

• Group size: 35-50 students per year

• 350 - 500 applicants per year

• Application period: October to mid-January

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS

It’s an academic and nonacademic melting pot:

• Disciplinary backgrounds

• Nationalities, and

• most importantly, the Personalities

WHAT THE PROGRAM IS (AND WHAT IT IS NOT…)

Focus on:

• Global sustainability challenges and their effects in particular places

• Holistic understanding of socio-ecological systems with an emphasis on the social dynamics/systems

• Transformative change and governance approaches to problem-solving (silver buckshot)

• Critical thinking (strengths and weaknesses of theories/frameworks)

• Not focused on: Training of practitioners!

A GREAT PROGRAM THAT WILL ONLY GET BETTER…

Redevelopment process:

• New learning objectives (key competencies)

• Altered program structure

• New courses

• Stronger links with other programs (e.g. Climate risk and disaster management)

NEW PROGRAM STRUCTURE (AUTUMN 2013)1st term

foundations

2nd term

perspectives

3rd term

concentration

4th term

implementation

Earth SystemScience (10)

Sustainability Science (10)

Social Theory & Sustain. (10)

Development & Sustain. (7.5)

Urban & Rural Systems (10)

Governance of Sustain. (7.5)

Knowledge 2 Action (5)

Thesis work(30)

Electives (2 x 7.5)

Electives (2 x 7.5)

LIFE AFTER LUMES…

• Ph.D. candidates

• Government / administrative posts (local up to national levels)

• Interest organizations (e.g. WWF)

• Intergovernmental bodies (e.g. UNEP, FAO, OECD)

• Corporate / Private sector (e.g. IKEA)

www.lumes.lu.se

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