The second term of LUMES comprises four compulsory full-time courses given in the following order: Politics of Sustainability, 7.5 credits Geographies of Sustainability, 7.5 credits Economy and Sustainability, 7.5 credits Methods and Tools - from Knowledge to Action, 7.5 credits The second term includes the study of political governance, geographical perspectives and economic approaches, using glo

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MESS62 15 credits Climate change has become one of the defining social and environmental challenges of our time. In light of the public and political attention that the issue has gained, the need for informed and critical perspectives on this important topic is more urgent than ever. The course provides an interdisciplinary and state-of-the-art perspective on climate change with a particular empha

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MESB02, 7.5 credits This foundational course focuses on the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the global Earth system as they relate to sustainability challenges and intersections with society. The course includes a strong focus on developing graduate-level academic writing skills, including small group peer-review sessions for the course assignment. These elements are combined to culm

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MESS16, 7.5 credits The Social Sciences and Sustainability course discusses different theories of modern society and relates them to different approaches to sustainability and environmental problems. The course introduces social science approaches to sustainability in three parts: the origin, theory and practice for studying society in the close relation to nature.The first section provides an int

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MESS18, 7.5 credits The course allows students to develop skills that foster more nuanced understandings of complex sustainability challenges. The course builds on student learning outcomes from the first three courses, and creates opportunities for students to broaden, deepen and nuance their knowledge and competencies in relation to socio-ecological processes, states and drivers. The course also

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MESC02 7.5 credits Do you want to get a deeper knowledge and understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals, their interlinkages, synergies and trade-offs, as well as the challenges in implementing, measuring and leading for the SDGs? The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was adopted by all the United Nations Member states in 2015 as a c

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Selectives The third term of the LUMES programme strives for flexibility, permitting students to take courses that best suit their interests and future career or research paths.The term is made up of two blocks of selective courses totalling 30 credits, the student selects four 7,5 credit courses from the courses currently offered.Note that as the courses offered during the third term are closely

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MESM02 Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science: Master's Thesis During the fourth term of the LUMES programme the student is required to write and successfully defend a Master's thesis of 30 university credits. The thesis should be a synthesis and further development of the knowledge and competences gained during the three terms of course work in LUMES on top of undergraduate studies. The

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MESS20, 7.5 credits The Politics of Sustainability course addresses political approaches to and perspectives on sustainability issues and place these in relation to the actual ability to address sustainability challenges. The course tackles both central political factors as well the creation of alternative pathways towards change. The main focis of the course are: the concept of politics, its hist

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MESS23, 7.5 credits The Geographies of Sustainability course provides interdisciplinary perspectives aimed at studying the dynamics of social and environmental change in particular places. The course covers perspectives from a variety of research fields from land-change science and landscape geography to political economy and cultural geography. It aims to advance students’ understanding of the sp

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MESS24, 7.5 credits The Economy and Sustainability course briefly reviews economic theories and economic growth and analyses their environmental and social consequences, for instance, environmental degradation, social welfare and equity. In this course the students will develop competencies in critically assessing the implications of different economic paradigms for transformative change and weigh

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MESS25, 7.5 credits The Methods and Tools - from Knowledge to Action course allows students to foster a deeper knowledge of sustainability science through the development of skills to devise and drive sustainable societal transitions. This course provides opportunities for participants to enhance their knowledge and skills in sustainability science through a deeper comprehension of the strengths a

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MESS42, 7.5 credits The overall themes of the course are water in society and water as an ecosystem. The themes are covered significantly through a variety of scientific readings and reflection that exemplify different approaches and perspectives for analysing and interpreting present and future water resource availability, the political ecology of water resource challenges, water-related vulnerab

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MESS47, 7.5 credits The course discusses a variety of theories, conceptual frameworks and approaches for analysing and understanding relations and interactions between gender and sustainability. In the course we will discuss the broad field of gender studies and the central issues, key concepts and analytical tools in the current debates regarding inequalities, diversities and social change releva

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MESS52, 7.5 credits The course provides global and local perspectives on and examples of some of the most urgent health problems we face today and their impact on people's health, wellbeing and livelihoods. By highlighting four key emerging and persistent global health challenges:The unavoidable health impacts of climate change (heat-stress, extreme cold, flooding, rising incidence of vector borne

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MESS46, 7.5 credits Social movements for sustainability are one type of agency striving towards sustainability. The main aim of the course is to provide conceptual frameworks for studying and evaluating the impact that social movements for sustainability can have on the public agenda and decision-making. The course is a seminar course, although it starts with a few lectures on the history and diff

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MESS51, 7.5 credits The Science and Politics of Climate Change course provides a basic scientific understanding of the dynamics and complexity of the climate system, including its connections to the marine and terrestrial ecosystems. The course also provides an understanding of and an ability to analyse and understand political questions and decision making in relation to climate mitigation and cl

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What bachelor’s degrees are suitable for admission to LUMES? This is by far the most common question we receive! The answer is that LUMES is a transdisciplinary programme and we strive to have as diverse a group of students as possible. With this in mind, we admit students from all academic backgrounds - all majors are relevant. We are convinced that sustainability requires all kinds of fields and

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Maja Essebo Director of Studies Email: maja [dot] essebo [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se  Pedagogical Director of Studies Visiting address: Biskopsgatan 5, Josephson building, 2nd floor, room 216   Amanda Elgh Student Coordinator Email: amanda [dot] elgh [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se Telephone: +46(0)46 222 0470 Administrative Director of Studies Visiting address: Biskopsgatan 5, Josephson building,

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