Sustainable Coastal Management

The degree programme in Sustainable Coastal Management, that is one of the few Bachelor Programmes in Europe focusing on Coastal issues, prepares students for working with issues that actually matters. After completing the programme, the students will in particular be able to:Analyze environmental challenges and find constructive solutions to multifaceted environmental problems.Understand human-nature interactions in the context of natural resource management.Conduct planning with the help of Geographic Information Systems.Recognize the potential of the Bioeconomy sector, with particular focus on how new innovation can both contribute to solving environmental challenges and enhance the economy.The curriculum is multidisciplinary and explores the links between coastal problems and other challenges that our planet is facing currently such as marine pollution, decline in biodiversity and climate change.Active learning and practical training are seen as keys to success for developing self-reflecting and able professionals that can interact in truly multi-cultural teams. The students are responsible for their own learning and in that way, they develop entrepreneurial skills and pro-activeness which enables them to easier place themselves on the work market.