Master in CIRCULAR ECONOMY

For Master in CIRCULAR ECONOMY, tuition costs 1,489 USD per year.

Circular economy is a two-year master's program taught in English at Università degli Studi della Tuscia, in Viterbo, Italy. This field studies economic and industrial models that aim to reduce waste and extend the useful life of materials and products, in contrast to traditional linear approaches that move from raw material extraction to production, use and disposal. Students typically study how products, materials and packaging can be designed for reuse, repair, remanufacturing and recycling, alongside the industrial processes and supply chain changes needed to recover and reintroduce materials into production systems. Coursework often covers resource management and life-cycle assessment, which is used to evaluate the environmental impact of products and processes from raw material through disposal, as well as the policy and regulatory frameworks that increasingly require or incentivize circular practices at national and regional levels. The discipline also addresses the business and economic dimensions of circularity, examining how companies can build revenue models around reuse, sharing or recycling rather than only new production, and how circular approaches can reduce dependence on raw material extraction. Because circular economy principles apply across many industries, from manufacturing and packaging to agriculture and construction, the field typically draws on examples from multiple sectors to illustrate different approaches to reducing waste and resource use. Students generally develop skills in environmental assessment, systems thinking and an understanding of how industrial and economic systems can be redesigned around resource efficiency. Graduates of circular economy programs commonly pursue careers in sustainability consulting, environmental management, manufacturing and packaging companies working to redesign products and processes, and government agencies developing waste and resource policy. Others move into roles in corporate sustainability or environmental compliance, or continue into further research on sustainable production systems. Studying this field in English at an Italian university offers grounding in an approach to production and consumption gaining attention across many economies.