Certificate Sustainable Development 

The lectures offered in the General Studies Certificate on Sustainable Development deal with sustainability from a theoretical and conceptional perspective. And provide  application-oriented knowledge and competencies for a sustainable development. In the lectures, students investigate, which changes of perspective are necessary in order to create good, science-based solutions for social and ecological challenges.


The Certificate sustainable development facilitates students to develop a scientific approach to sustainability issues within the scope of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UNESCO. Furthermore, lectures address the individual responsibility  for developing science-based solutions for a sustainable development.

Type and scope of coursework 

  • Three seminars 
  • 8 ECTS
  • Performance records:  one ungraded  record of attendance; two graded performance records acquired either through an oral presentation or a written essay (each 3 ECTS)