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Degree Programme Table: Global Environment, Politics and Society (Msc) (Part-time) (PTMSCGLEPS1P)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

  • Notes: 1) To progress to the dissertation or project stage, students must achieve at least 50% in Global Environmental: Key Issues and at least one of Global Environmental Politics, Global Environmental & Society, in addition to the normal University of Edinburgh requirements for taught MSc progression.
    2) A total of 80 credits of optional courses must be taken over the two years of part-time study. Normally, a total of 80 credits will be divided between the academic years, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PGSP11358 Global Environment: Key Issues Block 1 (Sem 1) 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11299    Global Environmental Politics   20  
    PGSP11359    Global Environment and Society   20  
    PGGE11114    Values and the Environment (P)   20  
    GEGR11001    Political Ecology   20  

    Notes:1) At least one of the above courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
    2) Courses run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
    3) Not all courses run in any given year.

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11132    Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)   20  
    LAWS11208    European Environmental Law   20  
    LAWS11211    Comparative Environmental Law   20  
    THET11034    Economy, Ecology and Ethics   20  
    PGGE11130    Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability   20  
    PGGE11060    Principles of Environmental Sustainability   20  
    PGGE11192    Case Studies in Sustainable Development   20  
    PGSP11428    Human Rights, Global Politics and International Law   20  
    PGSP11418    Resource Politics and Development   20  
    PGGE11186    Marine Systems and Policies   20  
    PGGE11208    Energy & Society   20  
    PGSP11422    Energy in the Global South   20  

    Notes:1) Courses run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
    2) Not all courses run in any given year.

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11225    Gender and Development   20  
    PGSP11111    Political Theory and International Affairs   20  
    PGSP11240    Politics and Theories of International Development   20  
    PGSP11397    Deconstructing Development: Technology and Development Policy   20  
    PGSP11416    Anthropology and Environment   20  
    ARCH11246    Topics in Environmental Humanities   20  
    SCIL11016    Globalization   20  
    SCIL11030    Key Concepts in Global Social Change   20  
    PGGE11016    Participation in Policy and Planning   20  
    PGSP11400    Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems   20  

    Notes:1) Courses run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
    2) Not all courses run in any given year.

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Notes: 1) To progress to the dissertation or project stage, students must achieve at least 50% in Global Environmental: Key Issues and at least one of Global Environmental Politics, Global Environmental & Society, in addition to the normal University of Edinburgh requirements for taught MSc progression.
    2) A total of 80 credits of optional courses must be taken over the two years of part-time study. Normally, a total of 80 credits will be divided between the academic years, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11361    Dissertation (MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society)   60  
    PGSP11406    Work-based dissertation (MSc Global Environment,Politics and Society)   60  

    Notes:One of the above MUST be completed to achieve the Masters Programme.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11299    Global Environmental Politics   20  
    PGSP11359    Global Environment and Society   20  
    PGGE11114    Values and the Environment (P)   20  
    GEGR11001    Political Ecology   20  

    Notes:At least one of the above courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11132    Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)   20  
    LAWS11208    European Environmental Law   20  
    LAWS11211    Comparative Environmental Law   20  
    THET11034    Economy, Ecology and Ethics   20  
    PGGE11130    Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability   20  
    PGGE11060    Principles of Environmental Sustainability   20  
    PGGE11192    Case Studies in Sustainable Development   20  
    PGSP11428    Human Rights, Global Politics and International Law   20  
    PGSP11418    Resource Politics and Development   20  
    PGGE11186    Marine Systems and Policies   20  
    PGGE11208    Energy & Society   20  
    PGSP11422    Energy in the Global South   20  

    Notes:1) Courses run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
    2) Not all courses run in any given year.

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11225    Gender and Development   20  
    PGSP11111    Political Theory and International Affairs   20  
    PGSP11240    Politics and Theories of International Development   20  
    PGSP11397    Deconstructing Development: Technology and Development Policy   20  
    PGSP11416    Anthropology and Environment   20  
    ARCH11246    Topics in Environmental Humanities   20  
    SCIL11016    Globalization   20  
    SCIL11030    Key Concepts in Global Social Change   20  
    PGGE11016    Participation in Policy and Planning   20  
    PGSP11400    Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems   20  

    Notes:1) Courses run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
    2) Not all courses run in any given year.

     


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