MSc Environmental Management and Policy (EMP)

Lund University (IIIEE) · Lund, Sweden

Master'sEnvironmental management & policyFull-time

Interdisciplinary, practice-oriented master with a dual focus on corporate environmental management and public policy, including team consulting or an internship.

Key facts

Duration

24 months (2 years)

Language

English

Format

Full-time

Tuition

360,000 SEK total

Tuition (EU/EEA)

Tuition-free

Intake

Late August (autumn)

Free for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens; SEK 360,000 total for the two-year programme for other nationalities. 120 ECTS. Class size ~30.

Specialization tracks

Corporate Environmental ManagementEnvironmental PolicyLife Cycle AssessmentSustainability Consulting (capstone)

Curriculum modules

Environmental & Technical Systems and Tools for Env. Assessment — Systems + assessment tools (from 2026, 15 ECTS).
Corporate Environmental Management — Managing environmental performance in firms.
Environmental Policy (multi-level) — Urban to international policy design.
Team-based Consulting / Internship — Applied client or placement work.

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree
English proficiency (IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 90)
Apply via universityadmissions.se with statement of purpose

Career destinations

Sustainability Manager — Retail / industry (e.g. Sobeys)
Deputy Director, Climate — Government (e.g. Ministry of the Environment (Sweden))
Founder / Managing Director — Entrepreneurship (e.g. YHM Eco Solutions)
Policy / Programme Officer — Multilateral (e.g. UN / World Bank / OECD)

Related programmes

MSc Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development — Stockholm University (Stockholm Resilience Centre)
MSc Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science (LUMES) — Lund University (LUCSUS)
Master's Programme in Sustainable Development (joint) — Uppsala University & SLU
Master of Environmental Management (MEM) — Yale School of the Environment, United States
MSc Environmental Sciences — ETH Zurich, Switzerland
MSc Industrial Ecology — TU Delft & Leiden University (joint degree), Netherlands

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