Level: Master
Start date: Autumn 2025
City: Web-based
Credits: 60 credits
Degree: Degree of Master of Science (60 credits) with a major in Education specialisation in Learning and Digitalisation
JU Direct Application (recommended), application period: 2024-10-15 - 2025-05-02
For those who apply through universityadmissions.se, application period: Late application is allowed

About the programme:

This interdisciplinary program combines pedagogy and social sciences, focusing on sustainability and digital transformation in education. It acknowledges that education is undergoing significant changes due to globalization, the rapidly expanding EdTech market, digitalization, and innovative approaches to managing and implementing change processes.

 

The programme prepares you to develop sustainable educational strategies that address society's evolving needs. You will gain a solid foundation of theoretical and practical perspectives integrating technological, pedagogical, and social aspects to tackle current and future challenges. Ethical and social issues, participation, inclusive learning design, and leadership are emphasized and linked to social sustainability across various educational contexts.

Practical experience and collaborations

Throughout the programme, you will expand your knowledge through courses that focus on learning, digitalisation, and sustainability, equipping you with a deeper understanding of digital transformation and sustainable solutions. As part of the DIP2 course, you will collaborate with a learning organisation, applying your skills and knowledge in real-world settings.

 

This web-based programme combines both synchronous and asynchronous seminars and study assignments. Synchronous seminars provide an opportunity for all students to connect digitally, engage in discussions, and share valuable experiences, enriching your learning journey.

 

You can choose to study for either one or two years. The two-year option allows for more in-depth studies in the second year and includes the possibility of studying abroad, offering an expanded global perspective.

Career opportunities and further studies

Upon graduation, you will be equipped to design and implement sustainable education strategies. Career paths include roles such as educational strategist, where you can develop innovative learning models, or digitalization specialist, leading digital transformation in educational settings. You may also contribute to shaping policies at the intersection of education and sustainability.

 

The programme provides a strong foundation for both national and international career opportunities in education. Additionally, it qualifies you for postgraduate studies, opening doors to advanced research and academic pursuits.

 

The master programme in Education, Learning, Digitalization, and Sustainability (LeaDS) is offered within the educational context of Social Sciences of Sustainability at the School of Education and Communication.

The programme is conducted at School of Education and Communication
Credits: 60 credits
Level: Master
Language: English
Rate of study: 100%
City: Web-based
Place of study: Online Distance Learning
Start date: Autumn 2025
Selection: JU Direct Application: Admission is done continuously. For those who apply through universityadmissons.se: Selection is based on previous academic merits. Ranking is made in descending order.
Requirements: The applicant must hold the minimum of a bachelor’s degree (i.e. the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits in education or social science including independent work, i.e., a thesis or the equivalent. English proficiency is required. - Social sciences include areas such as social and behavioural sciences, psychology, sociology, ethnology and human geography, political science, economics and economic history, journalism and information, media and communication studies, library and documentation science, business, commerce and administration, purchasing, sales and distribution, marketing, banking, insurance and finance, accounting and taxation, management and administration, clerical and secretarial services, law and jurisprudence, criminology, anthropology, peace and development studies, human rights, disability science, gender science, etc.
Application code: HJ-MU132
Degree: Degree of Master of Science (60 credits) with a major in Education specialisation in Learning and Digitalisation
Tuition fee: For the first semester: 60000 SEK
Total tuition fee: 120000 SEK

Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students
Preliminary syllabus as PDF

After graduating from the program, you will have carried out your own thesis project and be ready for qualified positions in various sectors where designs for learning are at the core of the development strategies. Students at the 2-year programme are ready for post-graduate studies in education with a focus on digitalization and sustainability. The programme ties specifically onto the School of Education and Communication/Jönköping University's dynamic doctoral international research milieu in digitalization and education, involving nine national higher education institutions in Sweden and partners abroad.

In a compulsory five-week internship independently organized by the student, which may take place at the student’s location or as web-based collaboration, the student works with an implementation process, framed and formulated within the programme. The acquired experience allows for knowledge application, and further development. The surrounding courses on specific aspects of learning, digitalization, and sustainability serve the purpose to expand and deepen the internship experience, for example regarding collaborative practices across fields of expertise and professional roles within an organization, inclusive communication with tools, and leadership skills.

During the third semester (22.5 credits) at the 2-year programme, you have the option of designing your own semester from a selection of elective social science courses at Jönköping University, other Swedish universities or at universities abroad, after agreement with the programme director.

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