Innovation and Sustainability
Entry Requirements
Course facts
- Course name
- Innovation and Sustainability
- Swedish course name
- Innovation och Hållbar Utveckling
- Level
- Second cycle (A1N)
- Main field of study
- Business Administration
- Credits
- 7.5 credits
- Rate of study
- 50 %
- Study location
- Uppsala
- Form of instruction
- Campus-based instruction
- Application code
- SLU-30226
- Course code
- FÖ0444
- Course language
- English
- Included in program
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Environmental Economics and Management - Master's Programme
- Offered as a freestanding course
- Ja
- Tuition fee
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13090 SEK
Tuition fees only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens
A warm welcome to the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the course Innovation and Sustainability!
Below, you will find general information about the student account, registration for the course and other practical information.
The student account
You will need your student account to access e.g. your e-mail, Ladok and Canvas. For information regarding how to create your student account, follow this link: https://student.slu.se/en/study-support/it-support/support/new-student---start/
Registration for the course
Self-registration for the course is done in Ladok between 2026-01-05 – 2026-01-19. Remember that you must be admitted and registered in Ladok to be able take the course. Having access to Canvas does not mean you are registered in the course and without registration, you are risking losing your place in the course. If you have been admitted to the course with conditions, you need to send your credit list to the course leader who will review it and decide if you can register. Do this as soon as possible as reviewing credits may take a few days due to the course start.
Schedule
The complete course schedule can be found in TimeEdit 4 weeks prior to the course start. You can reach the course schedule by searching the course code in the TimeEdit public schedule search.
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Educational support
If you are entitled extra educational support, please inform the course leader at the start of the course so that special arrangements can be made.
For educational support for an exam, see instructions in the exam registration in Ladok Student. You need to register for alternative exam arrangements no later than 10 workings days prior to the examination day. More information here: https://student.slu.se/en/study-support/study-support/funka/.
Discontinuation of a course
If you want to discontinue the course, you should immediately notify the educational administrators at econ-edu@slu.se, who in turn will inform the course leader and register a non-completion of the course in Ladok after your approval. You are also able to register an early non-completion of the course (within three weeks after course start) in Ladok yourself.
Exams
You need to register for exams in Ladok. The registration closes 10 working days prior to the exam. You can find your anonymity code in Ladok Student. It's **not **possible to register for the exam after the deadline has passed.
On Wednesdays between 12:30-14:30 we have an exam hand out at the department (Ulls hus, 4th floor). Please remember to bring your ID-card.
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Do not hesitate to contact us at econ-edu@slu.se if you have any questions!
Kind regards,
The educational administrators
FÖ0444, Innovation and Sustainability, 7.5 Hp
Print syllabus
Syllabus
Level
Second cycle (A1N)
Main field of study
Business Administration
Grading Scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Course language
English
Entry Requirements
Objectives
Patterns of production and consumption of goods and services face challenges in terms of degradation of natural resources, pollution and climate change. Market actors can play important roles to address such issues through innovation. This course focuses on innovation and how such processes can contribute to more sustainability in practice.
Having completed this course, students are expected to be able to:
- Theorize concepts on innovation for sustainability.
- Analyse and critically reflect on innovation for sustainability in practice.
Content
This course consists of two parts. One theoretical part that focus on concepts of innovation for sustainability, which is implemented through lectures and assignments. The second part is empirical and focus on innovation for sustainability in practice, which is implemented through case studies, guest lectures and/ or study visits.
This course constitutes literature reviews, case studies and assignments concerning innovation for sustainability in theory and practice.
Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course
Active participation in mandatory meetings such as seminars, guest lectures and/or study visits. Passed exam and/or assignment.
Responsible Department/Equivalent
Department of Economics
Supplementary information
Included in program
- Environmental Economics and Management - Master's Programme
Module set
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Single module | 7.5 | 0101 |
The Course Replaces
FÖ0397
Tidd, J., and Bessant, J. 2024. Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change, 8th Edition. ISBN: 978-1-394-25205-3.
Supplementary Journal papers are used in the course for additional reading in the subject area
academic year 2024/2025
Innovation and Sustainability (FÖ0444-30218)
2025-03-17 - 2025-04-07
academic year 2023/2024
Innovation and Sustainability (FÖ0444-30324)
2024-03-12 - 2024-04-02
academic year 2022/2023
Innovation and Sustainability (FÖ0444-40094)
2023-05-28 - 2023-06-18
academic year 2021/2022
Innovation and Sustainability (FÖ0444-40106)
2022-05-29 - 2022-06-19
academic year 2020/2021
Innovation and Sustainability (FÖ0444-40088)
2021-05-30 - 2021-06-20
academic year 2019/2020
Innovation and Sustainability (FÖ0444-40073)
2020-05-31 - 2020-06-21
academic year 2018/2019
Innovation and Sustainability (FÖ0444-40122)
2019-06-02 - 2019-06-23
Contact
- Course coordinator
- Per-Anders Langendahl
- Course administrator
- Märta Berglund
- Examiner
- Per-Anders Langendahl