Joint Bachelor in Sustainability

• Programme: from climate physics to ethics
• Specialisation: six tracks at six universities
• Languages: English and communication
• Exchanges: a degree across Europe
• After graduation: sustainability roles in both sectors

Jagiellonian University in Kraków (UJ) runs the Una Europa Joint Bachelor in Sustainability (BASUS) together with seven other universities of the Una Europa alliance – a three-year (six-semester), full-time, English-taught bachelor's programme with law as its leading discipline, administered by the Centre for Sustainable Development Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration. It is meant for students who already use English well enough to study in it and who want a cross-cutting, interdisciplinary understanding of sustainability.

Programme: from climate physics to ethics

Everyone starts together in Kraków and spends the whole first year at UJ. The first two semesters introduce the field of sustainability, its main concepts and theoretical approaches, alongside transversal courses that build your skills and competences. Across the programme you cover the physical basis of climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals, the circular economy and the ethical dimension of sustainability.

Specialisation: six tracks at six universities

From the second year you continue on one of six specialised tracks, each lasting three semesters and coordinated by one of the degree-awarding universities:

• Sustainable chemistry and physics – University of Helsinki
• Economics and geography – Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
• Law and sustainability policy – Jagiellonian University in Kraków
• Economics, management and engineering – KU Leuven
• Social sciences and humanities – Universität Zürich
• Environmental and life sciences – Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Languages: English and communication

The whole programme is taught in English, and transversal skills – language and communication skills in particular – get extra emphasis, so you learn to support dialogue between specialists from different fields.

Exchanges: a degree across Europe

After graduation: sustainability roles in both sectors

Graduates can look for work in both the public and the private sector, in roles such as Chief Sustainability Officer, Compliance Officer, Sustainability Consultant or Sustainability Communication Manager. The interdisciplinary background prepares you to work between specialists from different areas. You can also continue with a Master's degree or postgraduate studies, for example at the Faculty of Law and Administration.

Did you know? Sustainability is one of five priority areas chosen by the Una Europa partners, alongside European Studies, Cultural Heritage, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and One Health.

As of the 2026/27 admissions, based on the programme pages at studia.uj.edu.pl.