With our MSc Global Environmental Change, you'll develop the knowledge and skills to address some of the world's major challenges. Your study topics include climate change, environmental law, and policy, meteorology, and sustainability. This wide-ranging program reflects the strength of unique expertise held within our prizewinning Natural Resources Institute (NRI).

Our recent interdisciplinary research ranges from practical areas with direct relevance to climate adaptation - such as agricultural practices - to issues of equity and environmental economics. NRI academics who run modules for the MSc Global Environmental Change have contributed to global initiatives such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment reports.

Entry Requirements

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Curriculum

Option Set 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Independent Research Project (NRI)
Environmental Footprinting
Academic English for Postgraduates (Science)
Research Methods for Postgraduates
Fundamentals of Meteorology and Climate Change
Adaptation to Environmental Change: climate and water

Students are required to choose three courses from this list below:
Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment
Conservation Ecology
Agricultural and Natural Resources Innovation for Development
Responsible Business and Natural Resources Management
Postgraduate Negotiated Learning Module
Environmental Legislation and Policy
Introduction to GIS for Natural Resource Management
Introduction to Remote Sensing
Soils and Environments

Option Set 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Independent Research Project (NRI)
Environmental Footprinting
Academic English for Postgraduates
Research Methods for Postgraduates
Fundamentals of Meteorology and Climate Change
Adaptation to Environmental Change: Climate and Water

Students are required to choose two courses from this list below:
Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment
Conservation Ecology
Agricultural and Natural Resources Innovation for Development
Responsible Business and Natural Resources Management
Environmental Legislation and Policy
Introduction to GIS for Natural Resource Management
Introduction to Remote Sensing
Soils and Environments

Careers

This interdisciplinary course prepares graduates for a range of careers, from non-governmental and developmental organisations to civil service roles in key areas such as: