Overview

Master of Social Sciences in Technology, Environment and Societal Change program helps you understand how people, technology, and the environment are all connected. It focuses on important systems like energy, water, food, transportation, and digital technology.

These systems are essential for our lives, and they rely on healthy natural ecosystems. This program teaches you how to make these systems work better for both people and nature.

As a student in this program, you’ll learn how these important systems are shaped by society.

You’ll also learn about policies that encourage new ideas and how to work with people to create better services. You’ll gain the skills to understand the challenges and opportunities of creating a more sustainable world.

This program can lead to jobs like managing sustainability for a company, working in public relations, advising others on sustainability, specializing in environmental policy, or working in a government role focused on sustainability and the environment.

You’ll also have opportunities to meet with business owners and organizations, build connections, and learn from real-world examples.

Semester starts

August

Degree info

  • Master of Social Sciences 
  • 2 academic years / 120 ECTS 
  • Language of instruction: English 
  • Tuition fee: 15 000ā‚¬ / academic year 
  • Campus: Lappeenranta 

Edunation application period

Regular Admissions
August 2027 Intake
ā€¢ Rolling: 25.03.2027

Apply Here

When you finish this program, you’ll be an expert in understanding important systems like energy, food, and digital technology that are essential for society and our well-being.

You’ll learn how to analyze the challenges these systems face in becoming more sustainable, both locally and globally. You’ll also know how to plan and improve the way different organizations work together, whether they’re public or private.

Your ability to understand how we can create a fair and sustainable future will be a valuable skill in your career.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • You’ll gain in-depth knowledge about important systems like energy, food, water, and digital infrastructure, and how they can be made more sustainable.
  • You’ll understand how these systems are managed and organized.
  • You’ll develop skills to analyze how these systems are affected by social, political, environmental, economic, and technological factors at different levels (global, regional, national, local).
  • You’ll learn how to use creative thinking and problem-solving to improve these systems.

The Master’s program in Technology, Environment, and Societal Change takes two years to complete. You’ll earn a Master of Social Sciences degree, which is equal to 120 ECTS credits.

The program has a variety of classes:

  • Core classes: These are the basic classes everyone takes.
  • Specialized classes: You can choose classes that focus on specific areas you’re interested in.
  • Language classes: You can improve your language skills.
  • Classes on important social systems: These classes help you understand how things like technology, the economy, and the environment all work together.
  • Master’s thesis: You’ll do a big research project on a topic you choose.

You can find out more about the specific classes you’ll take in the curriculum for the current school year.

This program gives you the skills to understand how our world needs to change to become more sustainable. You’ll learn how different important systems, like energy and food production, need to be transformed and how to manage these changes.

The program focuses on finding solutions and making decisions that will create a better future at global, national, and local levels.

Graduates from this program are ready for jobs like:

  • Corporate sustainability manager: Helping businesses operate in a way that’s good for the environment and society.
  • Public relations manager: Communicating with the public about sustainability efforts.
  • Sustainability consultant: Giving expert advice on how to become more sustainable.
  • Environmental policy specialist: Working on policies that protect the environment.
  • Sustainability expert: A specialist with deep knowledge of sustainability issues.
  • Policy officer: Working in government to create and implement policies.
  • Environmental officer: Making sure organizations follow environmental laws.

This program also prepares you for further study if you’re interested in getting a PhD in social sciences.

The admission requirements for the program can be found on the university page. 

Further information about the tuition fee and available scholarships for the program can found on the university page.