Sustainable Development MSc (online)
University of Sussex
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Overview Understand complex sustainability challenges and develop the interdisciplinary skills needed to develop solutions for your business, sector and society. The world’s biggest challenges can only be tackled with innovative, inclusive, and system-wide solutions. Our 100percentage online Masters will equip you with the interdisciplinary skills and insights you need to develop these solutions, and lead sustainable transformation in your business, sector and society at large. On this ...Read more

Overview Understand complex sustainability challenges and develop the interdisciplinary skills needed to develop solutions for your business, sector and society. The world’s biggest challenges can only be tackled with innovative, inclusive, and system-wide solutions. Our 100percentage online Masters will equip you with the interdisciplinary skills and insights you need to develop these solutions, and lead sustainable transformation in your business, sector and society at large. On this action-focused course, you will: explore urgent threats to humanity including issues of conflict, security, health, climate and environmental change unearth the root causes of these complex global sustainability challenges and the interconnected nature of environmental, social, political, and cultural issues critically assess the international development sector and scrutinise current systems and solutions like net zero, the circular economy, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the biodiversity protocols proposed at COP26, for example gain practical skills and apply academic concepts to real-world challenges, empowering you to make a tangible impact at a local or global level. Ranking 1st in the world for Development Studies (QS World University Ranking 2017-2025), the University of Sussex is renowned for its research and teaching in sustainability.

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39/279
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What students say
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Joowon
18 Nov 25

As an international student, what stood out the most to me is the students' support system and the students' community. However, some parts of the administrative departments and..Read more

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Abhishek
16 Nov 25

I think a student is a sum of a lot of social and academic indicators. And the University of Sussex scores well across those indicators. Starting with the location—it is located..Read more

Entry requirements

A lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above from any UK university or international equivalent.

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£6,330 per year

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Course fees will remain fixed for 24 months from your initial course start date. After this time, the course fee will rise at a rate of 2.5percentage per calendar year (subject to rounding for administration purposes). The course fee is subject to change during the validation process. Module fee £1,080.

£6,330 per year

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Students from EU

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Course fees will remain fixed for 24 months from your initial course start date. After this time, the course fee will rise at a rate of 2.5percentage per calendar year (subject to rounding for administration purposes). The course fee is subject to change during the validation process. Module fee £1,080.

£6,480 per year

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Students from International

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Course fees will remain fixed for 24 months from your initial course start date. After this time, the course fee will rise at a rate of 2.5percentage per calendar year (subject to rounding for administration purposes). The course fee is subject to change during the validation process. Module fee £1,080.

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J
Joowon
18 Nov 25
Sustainable Development MSc
As an international student, what stood out the most to me is the students' support system and the students' community. However, some parts of the administrative departments and...
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Abhishek
16 Nov 25
Media Practice for Development and Social Change MA
I think a student is a sum of a lot of social and academic indicators. And the University of Sussex scores well across those indicators. Starting with the location—it is located...
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University of Sussex
Sussex House, Falmer Brighton East Sussex BN1 9RH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Falmer  0.1 miles away

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