Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

4,920 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Environmental SciencesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The university master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability takes place at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), an interdisciplinary and international research centre which works with several UAB departments.


The master's degree offers fours different specialisations:


  1. Global Change
  2. Ecological Economics
  3. Urban and Industrial Ecology
  4. Environmental Technology (this specialty is not offered for the next academic year).

Of the 60 credits, 30 belong to compulsory core subjects and the rest form part of each specialisation. This master's degree has been offered since the 1997/98 academic year.


The master's degree offers a mixed approach. On the one hand, it includes advanced course components for graduates of Environmental Sciences. On the other, it meets the needs of other graduates interested in incorporating environmental knowledge and skills into their academic training, based on fields such as Ecological Economics and Environmental Management, Analysis of the Natural Environment, Environmental Technology, Industrial Ecology or Global Change, all of which are considered specialisations in this master's degree.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The university master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability takes place at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), an interdisciplinary and international research centre which works with several UAB departments.


The master's degree offers fours different specialisations:


  1. Global Change
  2. Ecological Economics
  3. Urban and Industrial Ecology
  4. Environmental Technology (this specialty is not offered for the next academic year).

Of the 60 credits, 30 belong to compulsory core subjects and the rest form part of each specialisation. This master's degree has been offered since the 1997/98 academic year.


The master's degree offers a mixed approach. On the one hand, it includes advanced course components for graduates of Environmental Sciences. On the other, it meets the needs of other graduates interested in incorporating environmental knowledge and skills into their academic training, based on fields such as Ecological Economics and Environmental Management, Analysis of the Natural Environment, Environmental Technology, Industrial Ecology or Global Change, all of which are considered specialisations in this master's degree.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for this Master's degree are as set out in Royal Decree 1393/2007,that is, an official bachelor's degree from a Spanish university or another higher education institution within the EHEA, preferably in the subject areas of chemistry, physics, geology, biology, biochemistry, environmental sciences, geography, economics or chemical, environmental, civil or agricultural engineering. Access is also open to graduates from outside the EHEA, who are not required to obtain official recognition of their degrees, subject to confirmation that these are academically equivalent to their Spanish counterparts and that they give access to postgraduate studies in the country of issue. Graduates in other subject areas may also join the programme if their academic transcript or professional activity is related to environmental issues.

Students must certify a command of English Language at a level equivalent to the First Certificate. To take the specialisations "Science and Global Change Management" and "Ecological Economics", they will need to prove they have an advanced level (C1). In the case of students with no language certificates, the coordinator will determine the means used to ascertain that their English level is high enough to take the master's degree.

1 Year
Sep

Domestic
1,660 EUR
International
4,920 EUR

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