10 Unusual Courses You Didn’t Know Existed

What is it? This one-year course at Malmö University is interdisciplinary, drawing on anthropology, sociology, psychology and the sciences. Expect to learn about media communication methods and technology as a tool for sustainable change to address global inequality. Communication development graduates go on to work as communications officers, consultants with NGOs and CSOs, the UN or the World Bank.

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What is it? Stockholm University’s two-year master’s program in the growing field of ICT in public organizations will prepare you for a leading role in the digitalization of government.  From service design and innovation to security in e-government and democracy, this program prepares the public servants of tomorrow with a multidisciplinary foundation. Fittingly, this program is conducted entirely online, so you can join from anywhere in the world.

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What is it? If you’d rather spend your life outside, this master’s degree in outdoor studies at Linköping University should be right up your alley. With a focus on experiential learning based on nature, culture and society, this one-year degree will teach you how outdoor studies contributes to health and sustainable development.

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What is it? This two-year MSc in automotive engineering at Chalmers University of Technology focuses on three areas of automotive engineering: powertrain, vehicle dynamics and safety. You’ll be trained to think about and deal with issues in line with the industry’s priorities, such as road safety, environmental challenges and global warming. And it doesn’t hurt that you’ll be studying in the home city of Volvo, with many graduates moving on to careers there.

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What is it? This eerie two year-year program at Lulea University of Technology in Sweden’s northernmost town will teach you how to design a spacecraft, including how to integrate complex technical systems that must work in the most alien environment of all: space. The course is taught in Kiruna, the space capital of Sweden, north of the Arctic Circle… Experience the midnight sun and the polar night as you learn how to design spacecraft!

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What is it? This two year master’s degree is jointly run by four European universities (Grenoble Institute of Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, KU Leuven and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) and will give you all the technical and engineering knowledge that you need, as well as the business acumen and management know-how, to play a key role in the design and development of green cities.

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What is it? To tackle water security, increase food supply and reduce child mortality rates, this two-year master's degree at Lund University – Sweden's highest-ranked institution at 73rd in the QS World University Rankings® – explores the challenges of wastewater treatment, storm water management, coastal hydraulics and modelling of hydrological processes.

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