Environment, Politics & Globalisation

Master

In London

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

The Environment, Politics and Globalisation MA, MSc is an interdisciplinary course offering a unique combination of theoretical and relevant policy subjects to give you indepth knowledge and critical awareness of the politics and geographies shaping environments, both now and in the past. You will examine local case studies as well as global environmental issues, politics and policies from a variety of perspectives to gain a textured understanding of this contested and vital area of study.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key Benefits
You will study a unique combination of theoretical and policy-relevant modules.
Excellent tutorial support, extensive programme-specific interactive teaching and regular classroom discussions.
You will develop skills in the appropriate use and application of quantitative and qualitative methods.

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Location

Start date

London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Politics

Course programme

Year 1 Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take:

  • MSc – modules totalling 180 credits
  • MA – modules totalling 180 credits

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on this course page for updates.

Required Modules You are required to take the following modules:
  • Dissertation in Environment, Politics & Globalisation (60 credits)
  • Globalisation & the Environment (40 credits)
  • Practising Social Research (20 credits)
If you are taking the MSc pathway, in addition you will be required to take the following module:
  • Advanced Quantitative & Spatial Methods in Human Geography (20 credits)
Optional Modules In addition, you are required to take an additional 40 credits from a wide range of optional modules that may typically include:
  • Environmental Internship (20 credits)
  • Environmental Actors & Politics (20 credits)
  • Disasters & Development (20 credits)
  • Critical Geographies of Terrorism (20 credits)
  • Environmental Science & Policymaking (20 credits)
  • Community, Vulnerability & Disaster Risk (20 credits) (Prerequisite: Disasters & Development either through taking the module fully or through auditing)
  • Tourism, Conservation & the Environment (20 credits)
  • Climate Change & Culture (20 credits)
  • The Right to the City (20 credits)
  • Climate: Science & History (20 credits)
  • Geopolitics, Power & Place (20 credits)
You will take enough credits to bring your total for the degree to the minimum of 180 from a wide range of optional modules that may typically include:
  • Any of the modules listed above.
  • Any Level 7 (Master’s) modules offered in the Department of Geography.
  • Any Level 7 (Master’s) modules offered in the India, Brazil or Lau China Institute, as available.
  • Up to 20 credits from Level 7 modules offered from across the university, subject to approvals.

Environment, Politics & Globalisation

Price on request