The certificate programme MaCS addresses one of the biggest societal challenges of our time. Climate change is now widely acknowledged, but how can it be successfully tackled?
This is the key question to be answered by future leaders in business and society. Through the additional qualification in Managing Climate Solutions, students will complement their core Master`s programme at the University of St.Gallen with dedicated courses enabling them to understand the magnitude of the challenge, to explore the range of possible solutions, to craft behaviorally informed strategies, and to shape a positive future in a carbon-constrained world.
Certificate on Managing Climate Solutions
Upgrade your HSG Master’s degree
Turn your career climate positive
Taught in English (24 ECTS)
Become part of the solution. Develop your skills in managing climate solutions, a top priority in today’s business environment. Help your future employer recognize your expertise and strengthen your network of climate-positive innovators.
The programme consists of (a) an introductory course “Climate Solutions 101” in the fall semester, combining a physical kick-off with blended learning elements and a compact course in the second week of the semester break, (b) a set of elective courses from various Master programmes at the University of St.Gallen, and (c) a mandatory course “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Solutions” in the spring semester, where the students will implement a specific climate solution. The design of the programme allows electives to be partially recognized for the student’s main Master degree.
Climate Solutions 101 is a specifically designed course for MaCS students and the first get-together of the cohort. The course provides the students with a basic scientific understanding of climate change and its consequences and presents potential climate solutions. The focal topics are climate science, economics & policy and implications for business.
The course will start with a physical kick-off, followed by online learning modules and quizzes. In the second week of the break, a block seminar combining guest lectures, team work and excursions will take place. Professors and climate specialists will present different perspectives on the relevant topics. Students will apply their newly acquired knowledge and get first-hand experience of managing climate solutions. At the end of the course, students submit a reflection paper to fulfill the course requirements.
Lecture
The second compulsory course “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Solutions”, will take place in the spring semester. Service learning will be used as a teaching method with the aim to implement a project on campus or in the region that has a positive effect on the climate. See our ongoing and past projects HERE.
Examples of MaCS projects include:
The course will be held during the regular semester dates, covering the full length of the semester. The course includes 6 half-day lectures and project work in between these dates.
A set of elective courses can be selected from the three core areas (1) Climate and Sustainability, (2) Energy Transition & Governance, and (3) Low Carbon Innovation.
The preliminary menu of elective courses can be found here.