Master's Programme in Sustainable Digital Life, 120 cr

After completing the Master's degree students will:

• be familiar with scientific thinking and capable of applying scientific working methods in his/her own area of specialisation
• be motivated for lifelong learning and adaptability in changes in digital environments
• be capable of undertaking scientific postgraduate studies
• be capable of applying the knowledge acquired and of functioning in internationalizing working life

After completing the Master’s Programme in Sustainable Digital Life students:

• understand the role of digital media and communication technology in today’s and future society and recognizes its ethical and societal risks
• are aware of the diversity of digital cultures and recognizes its varieties of value bases
• are able to use critical and constructive (analytical and creative) thinking to design, facilitate, and evaluate sustainable information, communication, and media services for digital society
• recognize how to make services and communication more accessible and sustainable 

The Master's Degree Programme in Sustainable Digital Life (SDL) focuses on enhancing our digital lives: the digital systems surrounding us as well as the ways of using, regulating, and designing them. The programme offers a unique course portfolio at the intersection of social sciences, design, and media. The programme educates interdisciplinary experts who understand the digital society from the viewpoints of culture and ethics, as well as comprehend digital systems and how they are produced.

• Aims to educate creative, analytical and critical experts in digital media and communication and information technology; experts who are capable of renewing the society by envisioning, designing, and evaluating digital services that are ethically sustainable, accessible for everyone, and mindful of social and cultural diversity.
• Focuses on sustainability not only related to digital things but also the way of learning: we ensure that future experts possess skills that are adaptive, far-reaching, and transformative in a variety of fields.
• Has a special focus on accessibility: learning to understand the diversity of users and ways of using digital systems, how to evaluate accessibility of existing systems, and how to take accessibility into account in design.
• Is genuinely multidisciplinary: the teachers of the programme represent various academic disciplines.