First semester: Investigating Energy Transition

The first semester provides you with insights and an overview of the complexity of energy transition at various levels. You will look at the need for energy transition from a societal, economical and geographical perspective. During the semester, you will follow courses like Society In Transition, New Business Models and Energy Technologies and Systems. You will also learn how the behavior of stakeholders in relation to energy transition can be influenced. The acquired knowledge and expertise of the first semester is applied to real-life projects, such as how to involve groups of low-income citizens in local energy transition projects.  

Second semester: Making Energy Transition Happen

During the second semester, you will learn what it takes to actually make energy transition happen, by looking at energy transition from a political, geographical and societal perspective. During one of the courses you will learn which instruments can be used to resolve (legal) transition issues. A course like Spatial Transformations will focus on the effects of energy transition on the environment and landscape and show you how people can be enticed to participate in the transformation process. You will also learn how to establish a public dialogue and address societal and political issues related to the energy transition. Next to the theoretical classes, you will apply your knowledge and skills to a real-life case, such as defining a strategy for implementing a local circular economy for a municipality.

Third semester: Thesis Project

In the third and final semester you will work on your thesis project. In this project you will have to demonstrate that you are able to act as a true transition strategist. You will approach a 'real-life' complex problem within a (local) energy transition context from a transdisciplinary perspective.

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