Studies | Sustainability Research

Department of
Social Sciences

Sustainability Research

Master's Degree & DoctorateStudying Sustainability in Basel

Teaching activities of the Sustainability Research Group in Basel include:

Offering courses within the social-cultural domain of the Master's Degree in Sustainable Development (MSD);
Active mobility partner with the Joint International Master in Sustainable Development (Universities of Utrecht, Graz, Leipzig and Venice);
Offering basic courses within the program Pathways to Sustainability
Membership for all PhD students with a doctoral subject of the Department of Social Sciences in the doctoral program Graduate School of Social Sciences (G3S)

Study Programmes

PhD in Sustainability Research

Doctorate

[Translate to English:] Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development (MSD)

Master's degree

Further Offers & Collaborations

Transnational Master’s Programme

Joint International Master in Sustainable Development

Cooperations with the Universities of Utrecht, Graz, Leipzig and Venice

Transnational Cross-cutting Programme

Pathways to Sustainability

Open to students from all degree programmes at the University of Basel

G3S

Graduate School of Social Sciences

Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences

New at the University of Basel?

UPGRADE your digital skills

New Bachelor students can earn one ECTS-credit point for this course if they pass the final assessment.

Eucor, Erasmus & Co.

Mobility

Broadening horizons through stays at other universities

Study Information & Contacts

If you have any questions, please consult the study regulations and guidelines first (available under Documents).

In principle, all staff members of the Sustainability Research Group can advise you on your studies; however, please note that we cannot answer questions regarding the content and structure of other degree programmes.

For questions regarding applications and admission, or changing your degree programme, please contact the University of Basel’s Student Administration Office (Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel).

For questions about examinations (registration, deadlines, dates), recognition of credits earned at other universities, and the recording of ECTS credits, please contact the Study Administration of the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Bernoullistrasse 28, 4056 Basel).

The Master’s programme in Sustainable Development (MSD) was launched at the University of Basel in 2005 and has been continuously developed since then. The current curriculum has been in place since 2017.

This interdisciplinary programme combines perspectives from the natural, social and economic sciences and provides analytical, integrative and reflexive skills to address complex sustainability challenges.

In addition, students from other degree programmes can complete the certificate programme “Pathways to Sustainability”.

If you have questions about the Master’s programme in Sustainable Development (MSD), please contact Camelia Chebbi.

Camelia Chebbi

Administrative staff

MGU-Sustainable zentral