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Minor Programme

Sustainable Resources Management

Linköping University

Study level

Master's Level

Faculty

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Field of study

Business, Law

Study load

Study load

15

Provisional starting date(s)

Spring

Prerequisites

Applicants must, by the closing date for application, hold a bachelor's degree/kandidatexamen (equivalent for example a professional degree) of at least 180 ECTS credits, including a 15 ECTS credit degree paper or equivalent. Relevant background is studies within natural science, social science, health science, humanities or engineering that relate to the environmental, social or economic aspects of sustainable development. Applicants must, by the closing date for application, have passed two previous courses in the Master’s Programme in Science for Sustainable Development, namely “Environmental and Resource Use Challenges” and “Analytical Frameworks in Sustainability Studies”, or similar courses.

Instruction language

English

English language requirements

English, B1 level (Engelska 6)

Tuition Fees

The Courses

Sustainable Resources Management - 15 ECTS

The course has three parts:

  1. Water management. Beginning with a strategy game, lectures, seminars and laboratory exercises explain and extend the practical and theoretical understanding of water management strategies and their trade-offs.
  2. Energy management. Beginning with a strategy game, lectures, seminars and laboratory exercises explain and extend this practical understanding with other methods, historical background as well as theoretical understanding.1. 
  3. Individual paper where a particular water and/or energy management issue in a particular, community, country or region is reviewed and analyzed, including trade-offs with different societal and environmental goals.

How to apply

The application for spring semester 2017 will open in September with application deadline October 15. If you are selected by your home university please ask them to nominate you to international@ffk.liu.se. All nominated students will receive an email as soon as the application form opens.

Application Procedure

When you have been selected by your home university, the application procedure will be as follows:

1. Search for courses in the course list above. Please see under "Course information and timetable" in the left hand menu before you choose your courses. Note that full-time courses at Faculty of Arts and Sciences run during four (4) periods per semester. You can choose only one full-time course for each period.

2, Check the specific requirements for each course that you want to study and make sure that you are eligible for all courses that you select.

3, Fill out the application form on-line which will open in September. The application form includes personal data, academic background, choice of courses and the period of study for your stay at Linköping University.

4, Upload the required documents:

- Transcript of records of all university education

- Proof of English*

- List of ongoing courses

- Degree certificate if applicable

All documents need to be scanned into one pdf file.

5. If you want to apply for accommodation through Linköping University make sure to cross that box on the application form. Please note that you also need to apply and sign up with other landlords and check the notice boards. Linköping University cannot guarantee accommodation.

6. Submit the form. A print-out version of your application will open for your reference.

7. Deadline for Spring semester 17 is 15 October 2016, 23.59 o´clock (UTC+2h).

8. Information and admission documents will be send during November 2016.

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Sweden

Linköping University is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University was granted full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's larger academic institutions.

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