Sustainable Economic Futures: Nature, Equity and Community
Course, Bachelor's level, 1MV083
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 15 January 2024–2 June 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 32,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 32,500
- Application deadline
- 16 October 2023
- Application code
- UU-69518
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 22 December 2023–14 January 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2024 Spring 2024, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 15 January 2024–2 June 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 22 December 2023–14 January 2024
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 20 January 2025–8 June 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 32,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 32,500
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-69518
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 December 2024–19 January 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 20 January 2025–8 June 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 December 2024–19 January 2025
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
How could new sustainable economic systems be developed and how would they work? How could different local sustainable economic initiatives from around the world serve as inspiration for the future? How could different economic transactions and activities be remade to improve human and natural communities and mitigate climate change emissions?
The course starts off with broad theoretical, definitions and conceptual orientation where different interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research areas within ecological economics and environmental economics. These are combined with theoretical specialisations such as degrowth, steady-state economics, and post-growth, with the aim to clarify and inspire how different sustainable economic systems on different levels can be shaped and implemented by different actors. This orientation also links questions concerning future economic systems with sustainable development goals and other frameworks for sustainable development.
After this introductory part, the course moves on to deepen the discussion and illustrate the ecological, resource, social and cultural conditions and foundations for a sustainable and just future economic system. This process combines systems thinking and an interdisciplinary understanding concerning how these conditions and foundations are connected and interact. The consequences of different future, sustainable economic systems are also investigated and analysed. The many perspectives, questions and discussions in the course give you a long list of areas to focus on in the project work that leads to a practical project.
The course is offered at CEMUS, Centre for Environment and Development Studies, in a student-led educational model where students actively contribute to shaping the courses and their content, creating a student-centred learning environment.