Introduction

The Industrial Ecology programme has a strong international focus and the common language is English. The study programme consists of a two-year curriculum. The first year focuses on the core concept of Industrial Ecology. It contains compulsory modules covering the three disciplines of Industrial Ecology, in addition to elective modules. Each discipline is equally represented in the core programme. Courses and modules are practice-focussed and are taught and examined in classes by means of project teamwork, presentations and written examinations. The programme provides possibilities for exchange with foreign universities and companies. The second year of the programme consists of compulsory group projects and an individual research trajectory culminating in an MSc thesis. During the group projects multidisciplinary teams of students will have the task of analyzing and developing solutions for specific industry - related sustainability problems. In these project groups students will learn to analyze a problem from different points of view and will discover the added value of working in multidisciplinary teams.

A full year of study is 60 EC study time, according to the European Credits Transfer System (ECTS). 1 EC is 28 hours of study.

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Industrial Ecology is an emergent scientific discipline that takes a systemic approach to environmental problems. This approach, integrating technical, environmental and social frames of reference, is essential for sustainable development. For that reason Industrial Ecology is sometimes referred to as the "toolbox for sustainable development" or the "science of sustainability". Industrial Ecology takes a positive approach to sustainable development: "industry's answer tot the environmental challenge".