Master's in Sustainability and Environment
About Master’s in Sustainability and Environment
The Master’s in Sustainability and Environment is a multidisciplinary program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to address global environmental challenges and drive sustainable solutions. The program at Dunster Business School explores key areas such as climate change, renewable energy, corporate sustainability, circular economy, and environmental policy. It integrates scientific research, business strategies, and policy frameworks to create a holistic approach to sustainability. Students will engage in hands-on projects, case studies, and collaborations with industry leaders. This prepares them for impactful careers in government, NGOs, multinational corporations, and sustainability consulting. Graduates will be equipped to lead the transition towards a greener, more sustainable future.
Level
Post Graduation
Duration
2 years
Delivery Mode
Online
Key Highlights
- An Interdisciplinary Curriculum that combines environmental science, sustainable business, and policy-making for a holistic approach.
- Real-world projects, sustainability case studies, and collaborations with industry leaders and NGOs.
- In-depth study of climate change mitigation, renewable energy, circular economy, and ESG strategies.
- Self-paced modules along with instructor-led live sessions.
- Flexible learning option offering flexibility for working professionals.
- Personalized Learning Management System
Program Outcomes
- Develop a deep understanding of environmental science, climate change, and sustainable development practices.
- Gain the ability to lead sustainability initiatives in businesses, government agencies, and non-profits.
- Analyze and influence global and local environmental policies
- Apply knowledge of renewable energy, circular economy models, and eco-friendly innovations.
- Utilize sustainability analytics and carbon footprint modeling for informed decision-making.
- Understand the ethical implications of environmental issues and implement responsible solutions on a global scale.
Career Path
Graduates of the Master’s in Sustainability and Environment have diverse career opportunities across industries, government agencies, and international organizations. Here are some potential career paths:
- Sustainability Manager: Develop and implement corporate sustainability strategies.
- Green Supply Chain Manager: Ensure sustainable sourcing and eco-friendly logistics.
- Climate Policy Advisor: Work with governments and organizations on climate change regulations.
- Environmental Scientist / Researcher: Conduct studies on climate change, biodiversity, and pollution control.
- Professor in Environmental Studies: Teach sustainability, environmental management, or policy courses
Curriculum
The Master’s in Sustainability and Environment curriculum at Dunster Business School is designed to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of sustainability challenges and solutions. The program covers core topics such as environmental policy, ESG strategies, renewable energy, and circular economy, integrating theory with real-world applications.
Semester 1 (30 ECTS) – Sustainability Fundamentals
1. Principles of Sustainability & Environmental Science
– Introduction to Sustainability & Ecosystem Services
– Environmental Challenges & Climate Change Impact
– Global Sustainability Frameworks (UN SDGs, Paris Agreement)
2. Sustainable Business Strategies & ESG
– Corporate Sustainability & ESG Reporting
– Sustainable Business Models & Green Innovation
– Impact Investing & Corporate Social Responsibility
3. Environmental Policy & Governance
– International Climate Policies & Agreements
– Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Law
– Sustainability Leadership & Governance
4. Circular Economy & Sustainable Resource Management
– Waste Management & Recycling Innovations
– Sustainable Supply Chains & Green Logistics
– Circular Economy Strategies & Implementation
5. Research Methodology & Academic Writing
– Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods
– Data Collection & Sustainability Metrics
– Academic Writing & Ethical Considerations
Semester 2 (30 ECTS) – Applied Sustainability & Innovation
6. Renewable Energy & Green Technologies (6 ECTS)
– Solar, Wind, Hydro & Bioenergy Technologies
– Energy Policy & Sustainable Energy Transition
– Smart Grids & Energy Storage Solutions
7. Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (6 ECTS)
– Carbon Footprint & Net-Zero Strategies
– Climate Risk Management & Resilience Planning
– Environmental Impact Assessments
8. Sustainable Finance & Green Investment (6 ECTS)
– Green Bonds, Carbon Markets & Climate Finance
– Sustainable Banking & ESG Investing
– Risk Analysis in Sustainable Finance
9. Sustainable Urban Development & Smart Cities (6 ECTS)
– Eco-Cities & Green Infrastructure
– Sustainable Transport & Urban Planning
– Water & Waste Management in Smart Cities
10. Capstone Project – Industry Sustainability Challenge (6 ECTS)
– Live Case Study with a Corporate/NGO Partner
– Application of Sustainability Theories to Real-World Problems
– Presentation & Impact Assessment
Semester 3 (30 ECTS) – Specialization Modules (Choose one track:)
Track 1: Corporate Sustainability & ESG (15 ECTS)
– ESG Strategy & Reporting Standards
– Corporate Environmental Ethics & Leadership
– Sustainable Procurement & Stakeholder Engagement
Track 2: Climate Policy & Environmental Law (15 ECTS)
– Global Environmental Governance & Climate Diplomacy
– Environmental Justice & Human Rights
– Legal Frameworks for Sustainability
Track 3: Renewable Energy & Climate Tech (15 ECTS)
– Advanced Renewable Energy Technologies
– Climate Tech Startups & Innovation
– Energy Transition Policies
11. Internship / Research Project (15 ECTS)
– Internship with a Sustainability-Focused Organization
– Research-Based Fieldwork on Sustainability Issues
– Industry Report & Impact Evaluation
Semester 4 (30 ECTS) – Research & Thesis
12. Master’s Thesis (30 ECTS)
– Independent Research in Sustainability & Environment
– Data Collection & Empirical Analysis
– Thesis Defense & Industry Presentation
Curriculum
Beginners Level A1
- Introduce yourself/countries/occupations
- The alphabet & the numbers
- Languages and countries
- People and hobbies
- The work, the workplace
- Free time
- At the hotel
- The city map
- Food and drink in the restaurant
- Personal Pronouns and Verbs in the Present Tense
- The Group of Nouns: der/die/das
- Verbs
- The Negation
- The Negation
- Prepositions of Place
- Personal Pronouns in The Accusative Case
- Daily Schedule
- Stress in the Office
- On the Computer
- Arranging Appointments
- The Seasons and the Weather
- Destinations, Travel Preparations
- Means of Transport
- Living & the Home Furnishings
- Health
- Excuses
- Verbs
- Prepositions of Time
- Sentence Connectives : Conjunctions
- The Group of Nouns
- Indicators of Space
- Adjectives
Beginners Level A2
- Introducing yourself
- Professions and activities
- Telling about the past
- School, training, curriculum vitae
- Daily schedule leisure activities
- Purchasing & spending money
- Words around money
- The dream of wealth: What if…?
- In the office, on the phone, making appointments
- Verbs
- The Perfect Tense
- The Group of Nouns
- The Negation
- Main and Subordinate Clauses
- Verbs with Dative and Accusative
- Subjunctive II
- Nouns: Indicators of Time
- CASUS
- Vacation
- Countries and Nationalities
- Planning a Trip
- Animals & Dangerous Animals
- People
- Living: Garden, City, etc.
- Healthy Nutrition
- National and International News
- Theme: Environment
- Theme: Technology
- Indicators of Space
- The Group of Nouns
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- The Perfect Tense
- Verbs + Prepositions
- Nouns
- Prepositions: of Space & of Time
Intermediate Level B1
- Weather and Smalltalk
- Languages
- Luck
- Stress
- Time & Activities
- Punctuality
- Leisure time: museums
- Leisure time: fine arts
- Vacation
- Problems at work
- Arranging Appointments
- Manners in Business Life
- Reading
- Means of Transport
- Media
- Advertising : Impact & History
- Advertising : Product & Their Properties
- The Complaint
- The Past Tense
- Verbs + Prepositions
- Interrogative Particles
- Modal Verbs,Brauchen+Zu
- The Past Subjunctive
- Verbs+Dative+Accusative
- N-Declination
- Indicators of Time
- Adverbs of Time
- Reflexive Verbs
- The Passive
- Adjectives(Comparative/Superlative)
- The Genitive
- Relative Clauses
- Language Learning
- Lifeling Learning
- Special Learning Tips
- School,Certificates and Grades
- Traffic Problem
- Means of Transport
- On The Way
- Feelings of Happiness
- Qualities
- Stress,Anger and Joy
- Food, German Recipies,Eating in Restaurant
- Invitations and Good Wishes
- Indicators of Conditional
- Final Clauses
- Noun-Verb-Connectors
- Past-Tenses
- Time Clauses-Simultaneity,Non-Simultaneity
- Prepositions
- Adjectives+Prepositions
- Enumerations
- Causes and Consequences
Intermediate Level B2
- School, Training
- Interpersonal relations
- Living and renting
- Travel, trouble on vacation
- Complaint letters
- Cultural differences in professional life
- Smalltalk
- Europe and the Germans
- Modal verbs
- Past tense of the verbs: perfect / -preteritum / past perfect
- Declination of adjectives
- Prepositions of two cases
- The passive
- Verbs with prepositional case
- n – Declination
- Causal and effect indicators: weil, denn, deshalb, so…dass etc.
- Daily work: e-mails & telephone calls
- Activities & Leisure
- University
- History and politics
- News from all over the world
- Crime Stories
- The subjunctive II: politeness, unreality, the subjunctive II in the past
- Rection of verbs
- Position of words in the sentence
- Indicators of time
- Indicators of conditional
- Subjunctive I: Indirect speech
- Subjunctive I Alternate forms
- Nouns – Verb – Connections
- Prepositions
- Modal Particles
- Participles as Adjectives
- Connectors (during), Prepositions with Genetiv
- Negation
- Word order in the sentence
- The Word ‘it’
- Comparative sentences with than, how and ever
- Two-Piece Connectors
- Connectors to and without
- Relative clauses with who
- Noun-Verb Combinations
- Passive and passive sentence forms
- Indefinite Pronoun
- Comparative sentences with als and wenn
- Model sentences
- Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives with Prepositions
- Indirect speech with Subjunctive I
- Nominalization of Verbs
- Modal Particles
- Presentation of History
- Presentation about a special person
- Writing letter to the editor
- Describe an event
- To carry out a discussion
Advanced Level C1
- Weather and smalltalk
- Languages
- Luck
- Stress
- Laughing
- Success: sport and profession
- Failures
- Past tense of verbs
- Prepositions of space and of time
- Sentence connectives: Subordinate clauses
- Adjectives with prepositional case
- Two-part sentence connectives
- Sentence connectives: main sentences
- Modal verbs
- Subjunctive II
- Prepositions with the genitive
- Progress
- Environment and climate
- The history of the division of Germany
- The Wall
- Living in the GDR
- History and politics
- Music & Photography
- Expressing assumptions
- Relative clauses
- Extended modifiers (Partizipialattribute)
- Declination of adjectives
- Fixed connectives
- Participles and adjectives as nouns
- Subjunctive I
- Imperative
- Nominalization
- The passive and alternative forms
Advanced Level C2
- Communication and media
- History and memories
- Feelings, lies, strengths, and weaknesses
- School time
- Career opportunities and profession
- Tenses of the verbs
- Verbs with prefixes, which may or may not be separable
- Subjunctive II
- Subjunctive I
- Adverbial clauses
- Verbs and their complements
- Noun connectors
- Word formation of the nouns
- Participles as adjectives
- Nominalized adjectives and participles
- Relative clauses
- Technical progress
- Environment and pollution
- Medicine
- Special skills
- Feelings
- Living
- Art & Creativity
- Books and literature
- Politics
- Passive
- Passive replacement forms
- Modal verbs
- Declination and comparison of adjectives
- Adjectives and their complements
- Word formation of the adjectives
- Nominal style
- Prepositions of the written language
Complementary Module-Soft Skill Development
- Business Communication
- Preparation for the Interview
- Presentation Skills
Complementary Module - Resume Writing
- Resume Building Techniques
Certification
Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the duration of the Master’s in Sustainability and Environment?
The program is a 2-year full-time course, divided into 4 semesters with coursework, practical projects, and a research thesis.
What career opportunities are available after graduation?
Graduates can pursue careers as, Sustainability Managers, ESG Consultants, Environmental Policy Analysts, Green Finance Experts and much more.
How will I get my study materials?
Learners have access to a Learning Management System with self-study learning material, assessments and question banks.
Does the program offer industry partnerships and internships?
Yes! The program includes internships, live projects, and collaborations with industry leaders, NGOs, and multinational corporations focused on sustainability.
How can I apply for the program?
Applications can be submitted online through the Dunster Business School admissions portal, along with required documents such as academic transcripts, a statement of purpose, and recommendation letters.