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Sea and Society - Get your Master's Degree in Gothenburg

Are you interested in how the human society is linked to the marine environment and ecosystem? 91̽»¨ offers an interdisciplinary Master's Programme about the sea and society. Apply before January 15:th!

Master in Sea and Society
Apply before January 15:th!

About Master in Sea and Society

A programme where students, teachers, researchers, and practitioners from different disciplines come together to learn, exchange, and create new knowledge about the sustainable use of the sea and its resources. As a student, you will benefit from this transdisciplinary approach and develop a broad skillset for a career in the marine and maritime sector.

  • 91̽»¨ is Sweden's leading university for marine and maritime research and education.
  • The university has close collaboration with several national marine and maritime industries, authorities and regulatory bodies such as the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management.
  • For students that want a broad marine education as training for a career in marine/maritime industry, marine authorities, environmental courts and multidisciplinary marine sciences.
  • If you have citizenship in EU, EEA country, or Switzerland, you are not required to pay application or tuition fees in Sweden.
Zisa: "The programme combined with my previous education gave me a niche"
Through the Sea and Society programme, Zisa Drews-Von Ruckteschell found her interest in marine spatial planning and an…

Meet our former students

Research story/portrait
Felix: "The last piece of the puzzle was the sea"
Lukas: "I did my internship at the Ministry of Environment"
Hannah: "The programme gives me a lot of possibilities to find my own path"
Eric: "During my second year, I found my calling – marine spatial planning."

Meet our alumni

Alexandra Falk works with environmental monitoring on the Swedish West Coast
Sebastian Packalén works with ballast water treatment systems on vessels
Amanda Dahl works with aquaculture and fishing

Our Study Environment

Gothenburg is situated at the west coast of Sweden. Here you will find coastal waters with higher diversity of marine species than anywhere else in Sweden, along with a relieving proximity to the open sea.

Marine stations at Tjärnö and Kristineberg
Natrium - a new building on Medicinareberget

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Students with a citizenship in EU/EEA, or Switzerland do not pay tuition in Sweden. This also apply for exchange students. All other students are required to pay for our courses and programmes. Good news is that there are scholarship available for fee paying students.

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