Study location	Netherlands, Maastricht
Type	Summer Courses, Intensive - Full time
Nominal duration	1 week (2 ECTS)
Study language	English
Course code	MSS1018

Tuition fee	€499 one-time Early Bird Discount: €449,00. Valid until 17 February 2025.

Entry qualification	Enrolled as an Undergraduate student or Undergraduate diploma The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English The language of the course is English, so we expect a fluent level and the ability to follow and participate in class.

More information	maastrichtsummerschool.nl

Overview

Course Description
This course is designed for students who are keen to deepen their understanding of sustainability. It caters to those who are frustrated with learning about theories that seem irrelevant to the current global situation, as well as those who aspire to develop their critical thinking skills in the context of solution-finding. In today’s world, sustainability is pervasive and encompasses a broad range of topics. Therefore, this course aims to provide students with a comprehensive vision of sustainability concepts and theories. Moreover, it seeks to equip students with the necessary tools to critically assess everyday challenges and devise sustainable solutions, considering social, economic, and environmental dimensions. During this course, we will learn about climate change through a card game and discussions, we will learn about economy in form of doughnut, we will comprehend what de-growth really means, we will understand how inequalities, may they be of gender or of social status, disturb a sustainable approach,… But the most important is that as a young adult, the student will come to the class to share their experience and debate about the most relevant issues that the world faces.

Goals
By the end of the course, students are expected to:
• Understand the concept of Sustainable Development;
• Understand the different theories that results from Sustainability;
• Being able to explain a modern issue based on the theories seen in class;
• Being able to conduct research in academic disciplines related to sustainable development;
• Understand the basic vocabulary related to Sustainable Development;
• Being able to summarise the ways towards a sustainable transition.

Recommended Literature
• Raworth, K. (2017). A Doughnut for the Anthropocene: humanity’s compass in the 21st century. The lancet planetary health, 1(2), e48-e49.
• Leach, M., Raworth, K., & Rockström, J. (2013). Between social and planetary boundaries: Navigating pathways in the safe and just space for humanity.
• Steffen, W., Persson, Å., Deutsch, L., Zalasiewicz, J., Williams, M., Richardson, K., … & Svedin, U. (2011). The Anthropocene: From global change to planetary stewardship. Ambio, 40, 739-761.
• Murray, A., Skene, K., & Haynes, K. (2017). The circular economy: an interdisciplinary exploration of the concept and application in a global context. Journal of business ethics, 140, 369-380.
• SNELSON, B. (2023). Eleventh Hour Climate Action: In Defence of Protest. Imagining Europe Beyond Growth, 43
• Novatore. (2024, May 15). The cost of sexism by Linda Scott | Novatore Impact Summit’24 [Video]. YouTube.

Teaching Methods
Interactive Class

Assessment Methods
Attendance, Participation, Presentation

Course Coordinator
Manon Gillessen