Sustainability Science and Solutions

In this Sustainability Science and Solutions program from LUT University, you will learn to identify the challenges of sustainability and view them in a multidisciplinary way, producing solutions which take all aspects of sustainability in society into consideration. 

Solutions to these global challenges, such as environmental sustainability, call for systems thinking. We need to understand the context in which a product is going to operate and whether it relates to the need to reduce emissions, use less oil-based fuel or water, end-of-life disassembly, or marketing in a region which taxes based on a footprint.

By understanding the broader context in which the challenges lie, we are able to identify more sustainable solutions.

You will take courses on life cycle management, renewable energy and energy efficiency, waste management, emission control and reduction, climate change, and sustainable business and innovation.

Your studies at Sustainability Science and Solutions program from LUT University ,will focus on industrial and corporate processes and practices, enabling you to acquire knowledge and skills to introduce sustainability solutions to the corporate and government sectors.

Career prospects

After graduation, you will have good competencies to work in international and multidisciplinary environments.

As a graduate, you will be able to work in industry, consultancies, regulatory agencies, and governmental and non-governmental organisations, where growing interest in sustainability has created new employment opportunities.

Graduates from this program have found employment as environmental specialists in consulting companies, sustainability specialists in industry, environmental managers in industrial enterprises, sustainability specialists and researchers at research institutes, climate experts for municipalities, environmental specialists in the energy industry, environmental officers for government authorities, environmental and safety specialists in industry, municipal environmental managers, and environmental authorities.

You will also obtain a firm basis to continue your studies in doctoral programs.

Courses include:

• Advanced Course in Life Cycle Assessment

• Sustainable System Transition

• Renewable Energy Technology

• Sustainability in Socio-Technological context

• Business, society and sustainability