Climate Change Management

Master

The world is facing difficult climate challenges, with more extreme weather, floods and rock or snow avalanches. The Master in Climate Change Management gives you sought-after and interdisciplinary competence in how we can achieve a sustainable transition and greener behaviour.

Credits

120

Duration

2 years

Scope

Full-time

Language

English

Study plan

Study plan 2025/2026

Deadline

EU/EEA-applicants: Originally March 1st 2025, but you may now apply for vacant study places.

Non EU/EEA-applicants: No admission for 2025

Application form

Admission requirements

The following requirements need to be fulfilled:

1. Bachelor’s degree with a relevant specialization in natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, technology or engineering. The specialization must be relevant for climate and environment studies, for example: energy and environmental sciences, governance and policy, green technology and transition, geosciences and natural hazards or a combination of topics.

2. The grade point average of your bachelor's degree must be C or better.

3. Applicants from outside the Nordic countries must provide evidence of their academic achievements
and proficiency in English. See our page for how to document proficiency in English.

See the list of all required documents here.

Norwegian applicants Deadline: April 15th 2025.

Admission to HVL

Why study Climate Change Management?

Welcome to the amazing Sogndal – the perfect laboratory for studying climate change! With easy access to fjords, mountains and glaciers, Sogndal offers you a unique opportunity to explore and understand the impacts of climate change on society and the natural environment up close. Here, you will meet students from all over the world and can share your own experiences with climate change, while becoming part of an international research environment with broad expertise in climate, nature, energy, and sustainability.

In our master's program, you will learn about the challenges related to climate change, and we will explore solutions through a holistic approach that emphasizes both scientific and social science perspectives. The study culminates in a master's thesis where you can immerse yourself in a topic you are passionate about.

You will learn about

how climate change affects societies and ecosystems.
social transformation, climate policy, consumer behaviour, and circular economy
climate models and climate projections used to analyse and evaluate various future scenarios
transitioning energy production, energy consumption, and energy systems in a climate-friendly direction
necessary considerations in land-use planning, including landslide and flood risk
positive and negative interactions between climate change, climate measures, the nature crisis, and sustainable development
nature-based solutions to climate challenges

By studying Climate Change Management you become part of the solution to one of the greatest challenges of our time. You develop skills and insights that make you attractive to the current job market, ensuring you a meaningful career where you can make a difference.

What kind of jobs are you prepared for?

After completing the master's program, you have many career opportunities. Examples include:

Planning and management: Working within municipalities, regions, and directorates, for example, planning land use for roads, railways, and housing.
Environmental, climate, and energy advising and consultancy: Jobs in the private and public sectors, or in organizations, providing advice on how areas should be designed to avoid the harmful effects of floods, landslides, and other climate-related events.
Research, development, and teaching: Climate research in a broad sense, for example, developing nature-based solutions to climate challenges, and strategies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Jochem was looking for a place where he could study something meaningful, but also easily enjoy his outdoor hobbies.

How will you be taught?

We have lectures, laboratory work and project-based work. We utilize the fantastic surroundings for excursions and fieldwork.

This is an international master's degree with both Norwegian and foreign students, which gives you a unique opportunity to exchange experiences. All teaching is in English.

We have teaching on a block schedule, which means that we work on one subject at a time and finish with an exam, before we start on the next subject.

The Norwegian government has decided that Norwegian universities and higher education institutions will be required to introduce tuition fees for students from countries outside the EEA (EU and EFTA countries) and Switzerland.