Environment and Development
Postgraduate
In Leeds
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Postgraduate
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Leeds
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Sustainable economic development and environmental management are two key challenges facing the world today.
You will be provided with high-quality interdisciplinary training to help you understand the many perspectives on these issues. This Masters is led by the Sustainability Research Institute and brings together a wide range of academic expertise from the School of Earth and Environment, the School of Politics and International Studies, and from the practitioner community.
Investigate the issues associated with achieving development that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable and contribute towards achieving solutions in this topical, fast-growing field.
And gain the knowledge, skills and practical experience, employers require to focus on the issues where the need for sustainable economic development and environmental conservation meet.
The course is ideal if you would like to develop or continue a career in environment and/or development practice, policy, training or research, and/or if you are thinking of working in an international capacity. The Masters will prepare you for work in both the public and private sectors, and within local, national and international institutions. Alternatively, you could pursue a research career or go on to a PhD.
You may also be interested in our Environment and Development with Integrated Fieldwork MSc.
Course highlights:
You have a large degree of flexibility – choose the modules you take and develop your degree in line with your interests and ambitions.
Carry out a wide range of fieldwork, from a free field course to East Yorkshire, to an overseas trip to Tanzania.
Learn from experts in the field – our teaching draws on specialist knowledge from practitioner and research communities covering both the natural and social sciences. d Water@Leeds.
Instructors are also active in national and international research and policy fora, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Intergovernmental...
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Entry requirements
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) or above in a natural, environmental, physical, management or social science subject.
If you are a mature applicant without a first degree or with a lower degree classification, you may be considered on the basis of your relevant industry, consultancy or policy experience and your potential for benefiting from the course.
We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. For information contact the School of Earth and Environment admissions team.
English language requirements.
IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 or...
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Subjects
- Teaching
- Economics
- Climate Change
- International
- School
- Public
- Climate
Course programme
When completed on a full-time basis, this 12 month Masters is split into 3 semesters. In the first 2 semesters you will take lectures and seminars, followed by approximately 4 months of individual work leading to the submission of a dissertation in late August
When completed on a part-time basis, the course runs for 24 months, with each year split into 3 semesters. You will take 2 modules in each semester, followed by individual work leading to the submission of a dissertation in semester 3 of your final year.
Course structureThese are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.
Modules Year 1Compulsory modules
- Research Methods 15 credits
- Research Project 60 credits
- Introduction to Sustainability 15 credits
- Environmental Policy and Governance 15 credits
- Critical Perspectives in Environment and Development 15 credits
- GIS and Environment 15 credits
- Global Inequalities and Development 30 credits
- International Relations and the Environment 30 credits
- Development Management Techniques 15 credits
- Business, Environment and Sustainability 15 credits
- Introduction to Ecological Economics 15 credits
- Environmental Economics and Policy 15 credits
- Delivering Sustainability Through Projects 15 credits
- Environment & Development International Field Course 30 credits
- Climate Change: Physical Science Basis 15 credits
- Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation 15 credits
- Climate Change Mitigation 15 credits
- Tools and Techniques in Ecological Economics 15 credits
- Terrestrial Biosphere in the Earth System 15 credits
For more information on typical modules, read Environment and Development MSc Full Time in the course catalogue
For more information on typical modules, read Environment and Development MSc Part Time in the course catalogue
Learning and teachingYou will learn through a variety of teaching methods to help you develop both generic and subject-specific skills.
This includes lectures, practical workshops, field trips (UK and overseas), computer lab sessions, research seminars and project work (individual and groupwork).
Practical exercises focus around real-world scenarios and case studies to produce optimal solutions including familiarisation with state-of-the-art technical approaches, software and the regulatory regimes that companies and public sector organisations operate within.
The research-intensive environment of the School ensures that course material is both up-to-date and research led.
You'll also learn the scientific and rational principles lying behind the practical approaches used in the world outside academia, so that your skills keep pace with changes in technology or the regulatory environment.
Facilities
The School of Earth and Environment’s £23m building gives you access to world-class research, teaching and facilities.
AssessmentYou will be assessed through a variety of ways including both written and oral assignments and exams.
Alumni profile
“The interdisciplinary aspect meant I could combine my interest in international development and sustainability with my background in social sciences. I also appreciated the variety of modules offered.” Read more
Alice O'Rouke, MSc Environment and Development
Environment and Development