The bachelor programme Science for Sustainable Societies (SfSS) trains students to assess today's sustainability challenges from a natural science, social science, and governance perspective. You will learn to intergrate these different viewpoints both in theory and in practice.
The bachelor’s programme consists of 180 ECTS (ECTS stands for European Credit Transfer System), divided over 3 academic years. Each academic year comprises 60 ECTS. The curriculum is the same for all students, with the exception of the minor/elective space (30 ECTS) in the first semester of the third year, these courses can be personalised.
Browse the Prospectus tabs corresponding to Year 1, 2, and 3 for specific information on the Bachelor's Programme SfSS.
All first-year bachelor students will be registered by the Student Services Centre (SSC) for the lectures, tutorials, and the exam (excluding re-sits) of the courses offered in the first semester. For the second semester courses and all re-sits students must register themselves for all course components (lectures, tutorials, exams, and re-sits) in MyStudyMap. You can register up to 5 days prior to the start of a course and up to 10 days prior to an exam or re-sit.
Second and third year students will have to enrol for all courses and exams themselves. There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
In this short video, you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
For more information about the procedures and deadlines, see the enrolment procedure.
Please note:
It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.
Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.
Not being enrolled for an exam/re-sit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/re-sit.
Brightspace is the digital learning environment of Leiden University. Brightspace gives access to course announcements and electronic study material. Assignments will also be submitted in Brightspace. Announcements about and changes to courses are made using Brightspace. Students are advised to check Brightspace daily to remain informed about rooms, schedules, deadlines, and details of assignments. Lecturers assume that all students read information posted on Brightspace.
The homepage for Brightspace is: Brightspace
Please log in with your ULCN-account and personal password. On the left you will see an overview of My Courses.
You need to be enrolled for the respective courses to access them on Brightspace.
Your Study Advisor is your first point of contact if you have questions about the SfSS programme, your study planning, or study progress.
BYOD and software
The BSc Science for Sustainable Societies has a ‘Bring Your Own Device’ policy. The Faculty of Science uses the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.
| Course | EC | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution and Power | 10 | ||
| Responsible Research and Innovation | 5 | ||
| Politics and Sustainable Food Systems | 10 | ||
| Systems Modelling | 5 | ||
| Climate Change and Well-Being | 10 | ||
| Research Design and Practice | 4 | ||
| Biodiversity and Livelihoods | 10 | ||
| Integrated Field Methods | 5 | ||
| Learning My Way Year 2 | 1 | ||
| Course | EC | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Societies Project | 11 | ||
| Thesis Research Project (BSc SfSS) | 18 | ||
| Learning My Way Year 3 | 1 | ||