Independent courses

First level courses (Undergraduate)

Världens eko 7.5 hp
Världens Eko is an orientation course on sustainable development and global change. The course is taught in Swedish.

Second level courses (Graduate)

Introduction to Sustainability Science 7.5 hp

Students can take two of courses on the Master programme in Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development as independent courses:

• Social-Ecological Systems: Challenges and Approaches 15 hp
• Systems Theory and Resilience Thinking 15 hp

Leadership course

BALTICLEAD is a leadership programme designed for system entrepreneurship and transformations to sustainability in the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe. It is a joint initiative between Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Swedish Institute.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)

Planetary boundaries and human opportunities
This course gives participants an overview of emerging concepts within sustainability science, like the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, and resilience. These concepts are at the core of contemporary research and debate on global sustainability. They are key to understanding rapid global environmental change caused by humans, and to assess potential solutions. This course is offered 'on-demand' from SDG Academy, and is free of charge.

Internship

It is possible to do an internship at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Internship positions are announced on our website (Vacancies), together with application details. If you would like to do an internship at the SRC but there are no announcements, please contact the person(s) that you are interested in working with directly. We recommend you provide the following to allow a potential supervisor to see how you can contribute to ongoing activities:

• What topics and activities you are interested in,
• What relevant skills and/ or experience you have,
• What time period you would like to do your internship,
• CV.

Note: The optional course “Traineeship in Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development” (7.5 ECTS) is for SERSD Master’s programme students only.