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Degree Programme Table: Global Environment, Politics and Society (MSc) (PTMSCGLEPS1F)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director.

Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

Students will have an opportunity to apply for a Placement-Based Dissertation in Semester 2. For more information please see here: http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/current/dpt/cxpgsp11543.htm

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Global Environment: Key Issues
PGSP11358 20 credits
Dissertation (MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society)

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

PGSP11361 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Specialist Courses - Global Environment, Politics and Society

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note: to enrol in Global Environment and Society you must have a Social Science Undergraduate Degree
Global Environment and Society
PGSP11359 20 credits
Environmental Risk: Politics, Ethics, and Communication
PGSP11552 20 credits
Climate Justice
PLIT11027 20 credits
AND

Additional Electives - Global Environment, Politics and Society

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses offer a broader range of electives.
Political Ecology
GEGR11001 20 credits
Energy & Society I; Key Themes and Issues
GESC11010 20 credits
International Ocean Governance and the Protection of the Marine Environment
LAWS11424 20 credits
Values and the Environment (P)
PGGE11114 20 credits
Ecosystems and Global Change
PGGE11247 20 credits
Marine Ecosystems and Policies
PGGE11254 20 credits
Environmental Governance and Policy
PGGE11257 20 credits
Applied Research Skills in Environment and Society
PGGE11268 20 credits
Environmental Justice and Development
PGGE11294 20 credits
Resource Recovery and Circular Economy
PGGE11300 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
International Political Economy
PGSP11171 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Science, Knowledge and Expertise
PGSP11352 20 credits
Evaluation Research Methods
PGSP11373 20 credits
Anthropology and Environment
PGSP11416 20 credits
Energy in the Global South
PGSP11422 20 credits
Research Design for Societal Challenges
PGSP11630 20 credits
Gulf Politics
PLIT11020 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL11016 20 credits
Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes
VESC11243 10 credits
Making science relevant to policy and decision-making
VESC11260 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Courses in this collection can only be taken with permission of the Programme Director, but students are always encouraged to discuss their interests for their plan of study with the Programme Director.
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