When applying through the JU Direct Application, the application period is: 2024-10-15 – 2025-05-02
Overview
In a time where anthropogenic climate change threatens some of the conditions we depend on, and where inequality and armed conflicts remain global problems, the need for relevant communication on global sustainability becomes urgent.
You will study the relationship between media and communication and the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability. The education is closely connected to the research environment of JU, which has been published extensively in areas such as environmental communication, global journalism, transmedia storytelling, and communication for development.
The programme is offered as 1-year (60 credits) and 2-year (120 credits). The latter is an extension of the former, which means that all students study together during the first year.
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Facts and requirements
Total tuition fee: 240000 SEK
Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students
After graduation
The need for communication experts in sustainability will increase as the UN Sustainable Development Goals continues. With a Master's degree, you will have many opportunities to work in sustainability communication, both globally and regionally. This could be as a communications specialist or with Corporate Social Responsibility. Your role is becoming important and increasingly relevant. Students at the 2-year programme have the opportunity to study further at doctoral level.
Courses
Year 1
Social Sciences of Sustainability 5 credits
Introduction to Sustainable Communication 2.5 credits
Sustainability and Communication 7.5 credits
Media in the Digital Age 7.5 credits
Transmedia Storytelling and Design 7.5 credits
Research Methods 1 7.5 credits
Individual Literature Course 7.5 credits
Master Thesis 30 credits, Module 1 7.5 credits
Work Placement in Sustainable Communication 7.5 credits
Year 2
Globalization and Media 7.5 credits
Communication for Development and Social Change 7.5 credits
Global Crisis Communication 7.5 credits
Global Cultural Studies 7.5 credits
Research Methods 2 7.5 credits
Master Thesis 30 credits, Module 2 22.5 credits
Internship
The 2-year programme includes a 5-week internship. As a student, you can arrange an internship yourself, but the University can also arrange an internship through a close collaboration with The Climate Council in Jönköping, where many companies and organisations work together for a better climate.