Our dynamic MSc Environment and Global Development programme offers a unique interdisciplinary approach. All environmental issues derive from natural processes, but they’re influenced by social and political factors too. A key focus of our MSc is the political ecology approach to understanding the debates and policy processes shaping global responses to environmental and natural resource challenges.

Interest in the global environment and development has never been so intense. Environmental issues and problems have long been on local and national agendas, but increasingly over the last 30 years, they’re on international agendas too. On this vibrant one-year full-time Master’s course, you’ll study natural processes, social issues and political implications, developing your own unique viewpoint.

You’ll explore the interaction between the environment and global development by analysing policy processes at local, national and international levels. You’ll look at a large cast of actors – including policy makers, politicians, business administrators, and rural and urban resource users – to see how they interact. Plus, you’ll develop a wide range of critical and constructive skills, analytical techniques and contextual knowledge to advance your understanding of these complex processes.

You’ll graduate equipped with a wide range of knowledge and transferable skills, unlocking opportunities for a variety of rewarding careers both in and beyond international development.