Futures Studies: Exploring Sustainable Futures
Course, Master's level, 1GV213
Expand the information below to show details on how to apply and entry requirements.
Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–22 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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A Bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits. Participation in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development 10 credits, Sustainable development: worldviews and visions 5 credits, as well as Society and environment 10 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,083
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,083
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-68261
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2025–18 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English
For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–22 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
A Bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits. Participation in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development 10 credits, Sustainable development: worldviews and visions 5 credits, as well as Society and environment 10 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 19 December 2025–18 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course provides an introduction to future studies to study the future of society, the physical world, mechanisms of change, or forces driving change. Here, the methodology is presented as an interdisciplinary system-based way to study and analyse patterns of change in the past, identify driving trends and extrapolate possible alternative scenarios. The emphasis is on the future in the medium (5-20 years) and long-term perspective (>20 years).