In a world facing urgent challenges such as climate change, water scarcity, and rapid urbanisation, the master’s programme in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure equips students with the interdisciplinary skills to build sustainable solutions. The programme does not follow fixed tracks, offering you significant freedom to choose courses that suit your interests, provided you meet each course's specific prerequisites. To help guide your choices, you can select a combination of competence profiles, each containing a sequence of courses designed to build a coherent knowledge base aligned with your career goals. The competence profiles are:
Explore the competence profiles in the course list
The courses combine theoretical and practical approaches to analysing environmental conditions and assessing environmental impacts, both in the field and in the laboratory, using tools such as GIS, computer models, and decision-support tools. For instance, students might conduct fieldwork using geophysical survey techniques to determine underground rock-mass properties, use GIS to visualise various environmental datasets, or use numerical models to evaluate water management under climate change scenarios. Students gain practical skills with tools such as ArcGIS Pro, SWMM for geophysical and hydrological modelling, and SimaPro for life-cycle assessment.
The programme ends with a degree project that allows you to thoroughly investigate a problem under the supervision of experienced practitioners and researchers. The topic for the degree project should be within the programme's scope and relate to knowledge acquired through the courses. The degree project is carried out in Sweden or abroad and can be oriented towards research, technological development at a company or organisation, or a combination of both.
This is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) given in English. Graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Science. The programme is given mainly at KTH Campus in Stockholm by the School of Architecture and Built Environment (at KTH).
Programme structure and progression
The programme combines flexibility with the opportunity to build a coherent specialisation within the field. During the first year, you typically develop knowledge in environmental systems, water, soil, infrastructure and sustainability-related methods and tools. In the second year, the studies become increasingly specialised through advanced courses, competence profiles and the degree project.
You can combine courses across technical, environmental, and societal perspectives while gradually developing expertise aligned with your individual interests and career goals.
Courses in the programme
The courses in the programme cover topics such as water technology, environmental geotechnology, water and wastewater engineering, environmental management and information, sustainable infrastructure, environmental systems analysis and sustainable societies.
Courses in the master's programme in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure
Meet students from the programme
"I always aimed to study abroad, experience different cultures and work alongside peers dedicated to translating theory into practical applications. As Sweden and KTH lead the way in sustainability, my decision was obvious."
Alimpan from India
"We have so much freedom in choosi