CUT offers a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that include courses specifically focused on climate science and environmental sustainability. All such courses are credit-bearing within the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and are delivered as part of accredited degree programmes leading to officially recognised qualifications.

CUT’s academic programmes integrate sustainability and climate-related education through core modules, elective specialisations, applied projects and dissertations, ensuring that sustainability learning outcomes are formally assessed and contribute directly to the award of accredited degrees.

These courses contribute to education aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 14 (Life Below Water).

Degree programmes explicitly focused on climate science and environmental sustainability

CUT offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes where sustainability and climate-related challenges are either explicitly referenced in the degree title or form a core, formally assessed component of the curriculum.

Postgraduate programmes

MSc in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Design

This programme directly addresses climate change mitigation and adaptation through the design of sustainable infrastructure and built environments. It includes specialised courses in Sustainable construction and materials, Energy-efficient building design, Climate-resilient infrastructure systems, and Environmental impact assessment.

Students engage in applied projects responding to real-world climate challenges, ensuring sustainability principles are embedded in engineering practice.

MSc of Public Health (Environmental Health track)

This programme focuses on the intersection between environmental sustainability and human health. Courses include Environmental exposure and risk assessment, Pollution monitoring and control, Climate change and public health impacts, and Environmental epidemiology.

The programme equips graduates with competencies to address climate-related health risks and environmental sustainability challenges.

MSc programmes linked to Earth Observation and Geoinformatics

(via the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence)

These programmes incorporate Climate monitoring using satellite data, Remote sensing for environmental analysis, and Climate risk and disaster management. They provide advanced science-based training directly relevant to climate science and environmental sustainability.

Undergraduate programmes

BSc in Civil Engineering

This programme integrates sustainability and climate science through core and elective modules such as Sustainability and Environmental Concepts, Environmental Impact Assessment, and Water resources management and climate resilience.

Students develop skills to design infrastructure that responds to climate change and resource constraints.

BSc in Chemical Engineering (Environmental Chemical Engineering direction)

This programme includes a strong environmental and sustainability focus, covering Air and water pollution control, Waste management and circular economy approaches, Energy systems and cleaner production technologies, Environmental toxicology, and Environmental process design.

The curriculum explicitly links engineering practice with environmental protection and climate mitigation.

Programmes in Communication, Management, and Social Sciences

While not exclusively environmental in title, these programmes include sustainability-focused modules addressing Sustainable development policy, Corporate social responsibility and ESG principles, and Climate communication and public awareness.

These contribute to interdisciplinary understanding of sustainability challenges.

Integration across programmes

Courses are ECTS-accredited and formally assessed, contributing directly to the final qualification. Sustainability and climate science are embedded through core modules, elective specialisations, and capstone projects and dissertations. Students are required to apply knowledge in real-world contexts, such as designing renewable energy systems, developing circular economy solutions, analysing climate risks and proposing adaptation strategies.

CUT offers multiple formally accredited undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes that include substantial and assessable content on climate science and environmental sustainability. These programmes, such as the MSc in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Design, the Master of Public Health (Environmental Health), and engineering degrees with environmental specialisations, demonstrate that sustainability education is embedded within recognised qualifications and supported by ECTS-credit-bearing courses, ensuring measurable learning outcomes in climate science and environmental sustainability.

ECTS-Accredited Sustainability Courses Across Faculties

CUT offers a wide range of ECTS-accredited courses related to sustainability and climate science across multiple Faculties and Departments.

Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences and Environmental Management

Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science

BSc in Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science

Indicative sustainability-related courses include:

ABF200- Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation
ABF212- Principles of Crop Production
ABF320- Integrated Management of Insects and Mites
ABF280- Principles of Pest and Plant Disease Management
ABF480- Plant-Environment Interactions
ABF413- Sustainable Agriculture/ Animal Husbandry
ABF454- Agricultural Waste Management

These modules contribute to students’ understanding of sustainable agriculture, ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation and environmental management.

MSc in Agricultural Biotechnology

Courses include:

ABF501 – Advanced Topics in Microbiology
ABF505 – Biotechnology
ABF503 – Bioeconomy, Biosafety and Bioethics
ABF506 – Molecular and Applied Ecology

Department of Chemical Engineering

BSc in Chemical Engineering

Key courses include:

CEN402 – Air Pollution and Design of Pollution Control Systems
CEN321 – Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems
CEN324 – Environmental Biotechnology and Environmental Remediation
CEN325 – Solid Waste Engineering and Technologies
CEN326 – Environmental Impact Assessment Studies
CEN322 – Environmental Toxicology
CEN421 – Energy Resources and Environment
CEN427 – Renewable Energy Sources
CEN428 – Environmental Legislation and European Policy
CEN423 – Pollution and Remediation of Soil and Sediments
CEN424 – Pollution and Remediation of Marine and Water Resources

MSc in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Circular (Bio)Economy

Compulsory courses include:

CEN601 – Life Cycle Assessment
CEN602 – Circular Biomaterials
CEN603 – Renewable Fuel Production Processes

Faculty of Management and Economics

Department of Finance, Accounting and Management Science

BSc in Finance and Accounting

FAMS569 – Green Finance & Sustainable Investing
FAMS316 – Green- Sustainable Finance
FAMS429 – Sustainability and Ethics

BSc in Shipping

SHP232 – International Maritime Conventions and Regulations
SHP351 – State Maritime Policy and Strategy
SHP245 – Sustainability and Green Shipping Management

MSc in Shipping

SHP540 – Blue-Green Growth and Maritime Environmental Management
SHP512 – Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
SHP524 – Freight Transport Modelling
SHP541 – Blue Green Economy and Maritime Environmental Management
SHP511 – Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
SHP513 – Climate Risk and Resilience in Shipping
SHP514 – Sustainable Shipping and Ports Operations

Faculty of Health Sciences

BSc in Nursing

NUR363 – Environmental Health

BSc in Speech & Language Therapy/ Speech & Language Pathology

SLT355 – Planetary Health

MSc in Public Health

MPH608 – Environmental Health Evaluation
MPH610 – Environment and Population Health

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics

BSc in Civil Engineering and Geomatics

CIV215 – Sustainability and Environmental Concepts
CIV311 – Environmental Impact Assessment
CIV324 – Water Supply & Waste Management in Structures
CIV446 – Coastal Engineering
CIV456 – Sustainable Innovation & Entrepreneurship for Engineering Applications

MSc in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Design

CIV533 – Water Resource Management
CIV534 – Sustainable Environmental Management through Remote Sensing

MSc in Geoinformatics and Earth Observation

GEO562 – Earth Observation for Environmental Monitoring

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering

BSc in Mechanical Engineering

MEM439 – Internal Combustion Engines
MEM426 – Energy Sources and Buildings Energy Performance
MEM217 – Applied Thermodynamics
MEM323 – Heat and Mass Transfer
MEM423 – Heating, Ventilation & Air-conditioning

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

MEM537 – Solar Energy Engineering (emphasises renewable energy technologies)

Faculty of Tourism Management, Hospitality and Entrepreneurship

Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and Digital Business

BSc in Management, Entrepreneurship and Digital Business

MGT428 – Social Innovation

Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management

BSc in Hospitality and Tourism Management

HTM230 – Tourism Policy
HTM334 – Sustainable Tourism Development
HTM437 – Special Interest Tourism

MSc in International Tourism and Hospitality Management

HTM521 – Quality Management in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
HTM531 – Sustainable and Alternative Tourism Forms

Academy of Hospitality and Tourism

Diploma in Culinary Arts

CAPM211 – Buffet Preparation and Contemporary Plating Techniques
CAMM301 – Environmental and Sustainability Management

Diploma in Hospitality Tourism Management

HTMM301 – Environmental and Sustainability Management
HTPM333 – Tourism Planning and Sustainable Development

Programme structures and module catalogues for the courses listed above are publicly available through the official CUT departmental websites. Course/Module descriptions include learning outcomes, ECTS credits and assessment methods, confirming that sustainability and climate-related knowledge forms a formally assessed component of CUT’s accredited degree programmes.

Through this institution-wide provision of ECTS-accredited courses and degree programmes addressing environmental sustainability and climate science, the Cyprus University of Technology ensures that students across multiple disciplines acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to address global environmental challenges