Sustainable development and climate change

Description of Postgraduate Degree Course

General Information

Level: Second-Level

Field of study: Agriculture and Veterinary

Duration: Duration: 1 year

Mode of Delivery: Online

Location: Pisa

CFUs: 60

Admission application: Applications open until 15 December 2025

Start date: 23 January 2026

Website: http://www.agr.unipi.it/master-in-sviluppo-sostenibile-e-cambiamento-climatico/

The postgraduate degree course Sviluppo Sostenibile e Cambiamento Climatico is inspired by the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and offers a multidisciplinary training that combines the analysis, design, management and monitoring of scientific, socio-economic and environmental aspects related to the Sustainable Development Goals (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs), all within an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) framework.

The course prepares professionals capable of independently understanding and managing the complexities of sustainable development, with a particular focus on the social, environmental, economic, and cultural impacts that contribute to the uncertainties surrounding climate change.

Students receive multidisciplinary training in the analysis, design and management of eco-sustainable initiatives. The course develops a teaching project that blends theory and practice, aiming to promote the dissemination of concrete, sustainability-oriented management methods, especially in relation to the Sustainability Report.

The course is enriched by numerous contributions from professionals and institutions (“lay teaching”), as well as traineeship and project work opportunities within companies.

 

Career opportunities

The postgraduate degree course is oriented towards professionalisation and is designed to facilitate entry into the workforce and to offer updating and retraining opportunities for professionals and public sector employees.

Graduates of the postgraduate degree course will be able to find employment in established companies and public institutions, particularly as environmental change consultants and sustainability and ESG policy managers.

 

Fees

E-learning

Regular students:

2500 € payable in 3 instalments

  • 1000 € no later than 13 January 2026
  • 1000 € no later than 15 April 2026
  • 500 € no later than 15 June 2026

Online auditing students:

1000 € in a single installment

Registration fee reductions are available for 7 students as specified in the call for applications.