The Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability is a UAB cross-disciplinary and inter-departmental initiative with an international focus. The MSc has a flexible study program that offers not only advanced level studies for graduates in Environmental Sciences, but also added value for many other graduates who want to develop an environmental profile in their CV.

The Joint European Master in Environmental Studies: Cities and Sustainability (JEMES CiSu) is offered by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain), Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (Germany; coordinating institution), Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal) and Aalborg University (Denmark). These four leading European universities have joined forces to provide an integrated, state-of-the-art technological and management education.

The PhD in Environmental Science and Technology is a UAB program adapted to the new European Higher Education Area (EHEA), leading to an EU officially recognized doctoral degree. The PhD candidate develops a doctoral dissertation supervised by at least one member of ICTA's staff while an internal scientific committee monitors her/his progress annually. ICTA allows PhD students to have co-supervisor(s) from other Spanish or international research institutions.

La Agroecología es una propuesta triple como disciplina científica, conjunto de prácticas de manejo agrario y movimiento social. Se ocupa del creciente papel de las cuestiones agroalimentarias en la agenda social local y global, a través de la construcción de soluciones alternativas frente a la pérdida de sostenibilidad en el sistema agroalimentario industrial y globalizado. En la escala local, trata cuestiones relacionadas con la cohesión territorial y social en los medios rural y urbano, y de las relaciones entre ambos mundos. A través de la reconstrucción de la cadena alimentaria desde un enfoque de equidad social y justicia ambiental, la perspectiva agroecológica plantea modelos de transición social y ecológica que trascienden la alimentación. Plantea nuevos proyectos de sostenibilidad ligados al territorio y a la capacidad de las comunidades locales de decidir cómo y con qué finalidad se gestionan algunos de los bienes comunes más básicos, como la alimentación, la tierra, las semillas o el agua.

ICTA regulary offers additional training to its PhD students, and invites other doctoral students from abroad to participate in summer schools or advanced seminars on diferent topics that relate to our Research Areas and themes.