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Degree Programme Table: Environment and Development (MSc) (Part-time) - 3 Years (PTMSCENVDE2P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Where possible we recommend taking 60 credits of courses per year.

Important information regarding optional courses: please be aware that the optional courses listed on this degree programme timetable may be subject to closure or a change of semester at short notice, and there may be a limit on places available. Unfortunately we can't guarantee that every student will get their preferred course option choices.

For part-time students, PGGE11267 and PGGE11296 can be taken in Year 2 if preferred.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Professional Skills in Environment & Development
PGGE11267 20 credits
Environmental Justice and Development
PGGE11294 20 credits
Development and Justice
PGGE11295 20 credits
Environment and Development in 'the field'
PGGE11296 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Where possible we recommend taking 60 credits of courses per year.

Important information regarding optional courses: please be aware that the optional courses listed on this degree programme timetable may be subject to closure or a change of semester at short notice, and there may be a limit on places available. Unfortunately we can't guarantee that every student will get their preferred course option choices.

For part-time students, PGGE11267 and PGGE11296 can be taken in Year 2 if preferred.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Recommended Semester One Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER ONE option courses for MSc in Environment and Development.
Please note that School of Social and Political Science (SSPS) students may be given preference in terms of places on some SSPS courses.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Political Ecology
GEGR11001 20 credits
Energy & Society I; Key Themes and Issues
GESC11010 20 credits
Foundations in Ecological Economics
PGGE11004 20 credits
Principles of Environmental Sustainability
PGGE11060 20 credits
Values and the Environment (P)
PGGE11114 20 credits
Frameworks to assess Food Security
PGGE11164 20 credits
Soil Protection and Management
PGGE11183 20 credits
Marine Systems and Policies
PGGE11186 20 credits
Environmental Valuation
PGGE11223 20 credits
Ecosystems and Global Change
PGGE11247 20 credits
Environmental Survey and Monitoring
PGGE11263 20 credits
Applied Research Skills in Environment and Society
PGGE11268 20 credits
Resource Recovery and Circular Economy
PGGE11300 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Recommended Semester Two Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER TWO option courses for MSc in Environment and Development.
Please note that School of Social and Political Science (SSPS) students may be given preference in terms of places on some SSPS courses.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Political Ecology
GEGR11001 20 credits
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
Water Resource Management
PGGE11018 20 credits
Sustainability of Food Production
PGGE11165 20 credits
Interrelationships in Food Systems
PGGE11166 20 credits
Case Studies in Sustainable Development
PGGE11192 20 credits
Environmental Governance and Policy
PGGE11257 20 credits
Nature-based Solutions
PGGE11265 20 credits
Centring Racial Justice in Sustainability Transformations
PGGE11292 20 credits
Public Participation in Policy
PGGE11305 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits
Displacement and Development
PGSP11369 20 credits
Anthropology of Global Health
PGSP11379 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Important information regarding optional courses: please be aware that the optional courses listed on this degree programme timetable may be subject to closure or a change of semester at short notice, and there may be a limit on places available. Unfortunately we can't guarantee that every student will get their preferred course option choices.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation - Environment & Development
PGGE11051 60 credits
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