MSc Climate Change and International Development
Master
In Norwich
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Master
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Location
Norwich
Designed to meet the career needs of people working in international development and climate change policy and practice, the course will address multiple dimensions: International policy frameworks on climate change; urban climate change governance; adaptation and mitigation choices and pathways; linking climate change mitigation and development; carbon trade, markets and development; climate change and poverty reduction, trade-offs and synergies; local responses to extreme events and disasters; sectoral responses (eg water, energy, food and forests).
Taught by a team of internationally-renowned natural scientists, policy analysts and economists, course material will draw upon existing and ongoing research and applied work through the School of International Development and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Its interdisciplinary approach ensures students opportunity to collaborate with the School of Environmental Sciences through science-based modules on climate change.
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Degree Subject Social Science Degree Classification 2.1 or equivalentEntry RequirementApplicants should normally have a good first degree from a recognised higher education institution. The University will also take into account the employment experience of applicants where relevant.
It is normal for undergraduate students to apply for entry to postgraduate programmes in their final year of study. Applicants who have not yet been awarded a degree may be offered a place conditional on their attaining a particular class of degree .Students for whom English is a...
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Subjects
- Business Development
- Monitoring
- Governance
- Climate Change
- International
- University
- School
- Trade
- Environmental Economics
- Climate
Course programme
Year 1
Compulsory Study (60 credits)
- CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT I: SCIENCE, IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION
- CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT II: GOVERNANCE, POLICY AND SOCIETY
- MSC IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: EXAM
Option A Study (40 credits)
- DEVELOPMENT WORK PLACEMENT
- DISSERTATION
Option B Study (20 credits)
- TOOLS AND SKILLS IN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
- UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Option C Study (0 - 40 credits)
- RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS
- WATER SECURITY FOR DEVELOPMENT - THEORY AND CONCEPTS
Option D Study (0 - 40 credits)
- CLIMATE CHANGE: PHYSICAL SCIENCE BASIS
- CRITICAL ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE
- DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
- ECONOMETRIC METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENT
- GENDER PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT
- INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
- MEDIA AND SOCIETY
- MICROECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT
- PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBALISATION
- SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
- WELFARE AND EVALUATION IN DEVELOPMENT
Option G Study (0 - 40 credits)
- GLOBALISED AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
- WATER SECURITY FOR DEVELOPMENT - TOOLS AND POLICY
Option H Study (0 - 40 credits)
- ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
- APPLIED METHODS FOR IMPACT EVALUATION
- CONFLICT, CIVIL WARS AND PEACE
- CONTEMPORARY WORLD DEVELOPMENT
- EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PRACTICE FOR DEVELOPMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION - SCIENCE, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
- GENDER DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- GLOBALISATION, BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT
- HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
- MACROECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT
- MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE
- NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- RURAL POLICIES AND POLITICS
- SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Additional information
Fees for the academic year 2018/19 are:
UK/EU Students: £7,000 (full-time)
International Students: £15,800 (full-time)
International applicants from outside the EU may need to pay a deposit.
Living Expenses
Approximately £9,135 living expenses will be needed to adequately support yourself.
Scholarships and Funding
A variety of Scholarships may be offered to UK students. Please click here for more detailed information about UK/EU Scholarships and Funding.
The University offers around £1 million of Scholarships each year to support International students in their studies. Scholarships are normally awarded to students on the basis of academic merit and are usually for the duration of the period of study. Please click here for further information about funding for International students. International candidates are also actively encouraged to access the University's International section of our website.
MSc Climate Change and International Development