DPT: Global Environment, Politics and Society (MSc) (PTMSCGLEPS1F)

To progress to the dissertation or project stage, students must achieve at least 50% in Global Environment: Key Issues and in at least one of Global Environmental Politics or Climate Change, Justice and Responsibilityin addition to the normal University of Edinburgh requirements for taught MSc progression.

Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director or Personal Tutor.
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

Compulsory courses

Global Environment: Key Issues

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Semester 1

Course options

Selected courses must be passed at 50%

Global Environmental Politics

Climate Change, Justice and Responsibility

AND

These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.

Political Ecology

Principles of Environmental Sustainability

Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability

Case Studies in Sustainable Development

Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)

Energy in the Global South

AND

These courses offer a broader range of electives. Students on this programme will not have priority enrolment for these courses and spaces may be limited.

Participation in Policy and Planning

Marine Systems and Policies

Animals and Society

Political Theory and International Affairs

Gender and Development

Politics and Theories of International Development

Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems

Contemporary Political Theory: Engaging with Current Research

Public Engagement in Policymaking and Governance

Globalization

Key Concepts in Global Social Change

Health and Human Rights: Principles, Practice and Dilemmas