烏特勒支大學

In the Global Sustainability Science programme you learn how to develop solutions to sustainability issues. This involves studying the interaction between humans and nature at the local, regional and global level. The programme will equip you to make a meaningful contribution to our planet.

A multidisciplinary approach

A sustainable planet is one that is livable for current and future generations. You are of course conscious that we face huge challenges: the distribution of water, food and energy, climate change and the depletion of our resources are only some of these hot topics. Sustainability is a complex concept and it increasingly calls for broad expertise and a multidisciplinary approach. This programme gives you the tools you’ll need to examine sustainability from a number of different perspectives and to come up with solutions that can change the world.

Select a track or put together your own

What’s special about this Bachelor’s is that, after the first year, you have the option of selecting one of four tracks, depending on the specific balance you’d like to have between the natural and the social sciences. Since we certainly don’t want to limit your ambition, you can also put together your own track or choose other subjects, both within and outside this Bachelor’s.

These are the four tracks:

1. WATER, CLIMATE & ECOSYSTEMS
2. ENERGY & RESOURCES
3. GOVERNANCE & SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION
4. BUSINESS & INNOVATION

Career perspectives

Governments and businesses are increasingly putting sustainability on their agendas. They need people with your qualifications badly. This new programme provides you with a fantastic basis for an international career, which will be the envy of many. As a broadly trained interlocutor, bridge-builder and problem-solver, you’re thoroughly competent and knowledgeable. You can analyse issues, grasp them from a variety of perspectives, and formulate solidly-grounded conclusions. Your line of reasoning has an impact on organizations and on people with conflicting interests. You’re able to bring them together. Not only thanks to your expertise, but also because you communicate clearly and are an excellent team player. You can really achieve something great!

What are the subjects?

The Bachelor’s programme lasts three years. In the first year, you essentially acquire a broad understanding of sustainability, which you then deepen in the two subsequent years. The first year is an introduction year. You start by concentrating on local and regional themes and, as your studies progress, you’ll increasingly be examining international areas of interest. Following your first year, you will deepen your knowledge by choosing one of four tracks which will allow you to focus on themes that really interest you. You will also have the option of putting together your own track.