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Degree Programme Table: Future Infrastructure, Climate Change and Sustainability (PG Dip) (Fusion Online) (ICL) (Part-time) - 2 years (PTPGDFCCOL1U)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2

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

Notes:
In order to be eligible for the generic Award of Interdisciplinary Futures (PG Diploma) students need to obtain 120 SCQF level 11 credits.

In order to be eligible for the Future Infrastructure, Climate Change and Sustainability (PG Diploma) (fusion online), students need to obtain 120 SCQF level 11 credits AND must take the following courses:

a) 40 credits of programme compulsory core courses.
b) 40 credits of EFI shared core courses.
c) 40 credits of optional courses.*

*A minimum of 20 credits must be selected from the programme optional course collection. The remaining 20 credits may be selected from the EFI educational portfolio.

The PG Diploma must be completed within 2 years.

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Future Infrastructure, Climate Change and Sustainability (fusion online) - Compulsory Core Course Collection

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
EFI Postgraduate Diploma students must take a minimum of 20 credits (2 courses) from this collection.

Any course may only be taken once.
Future Infrastructure Climate Change Challenges (fusion online)
EFIE11388 20 credits
Future Infrastructure Policy, Innovation and Society (fusion online)
EFIE11391 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Future Infrastructure, Climate Change and Sustainability (fusion online) - Programme Optional Course Collection

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Circular Economy in the Built Environment (fusion online)
EFIE11154 10 credits
Future Food Systems (fusion online)
EFIE11297 10 credits
Net Zero Infrastructures (fusion online)
EFIE11344 10 credits
Transport and Society (fusion online)
EFIE11346 10 credits
Energy and Society (fusion online)
EFIE11350 10 credits
Urban Project: An Introduction (fusion online)
EFIE11352 10 credits
AND

Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 courses
Notes:
Please note that EFI Postgraduate Taught students may only select from courses worth 10-credits within this collection.

Students enrolled on the owning programme of any course will be given priority. Therefore, we cannot always guarantee that you will be successful in gaining a space if student demand is high.
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

EFI Shared Core Compulsory Course Collection (fusion online)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Ethical Data Futures (fusion online)
EFIE11028 10 credits
Futures Methods (fusion online)
EFIE11411 10 credits
AND

EFI Shared Core Course Collection (fusion online) - Semester 1

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Text Remix (fusion online)
EFIE11003 10 credits
Insights Through Data (fusion online)
EFIE11026 10 credits
AND

EFI Shared Core Course Collection (fusion online) - Semester 2

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Representing Data (fusion online)
EFIE11001 10 credits
Building Near Futures (fusion online)
EFIE11030 10 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
In order to be eligible for the generic Award of Interdisciplinary Futures (PG Diploma) students need to obtain 120 SCQF level 11 credits.

In order to be eligible for the Future Infrastructure, Climate Change and Sustainability (PG Diploma) (fusion online), students need to obtain 120 SCQF level 11 credits AND must take the following courses:

a) 40 credits of programme compulsory core courses.
b) 40 credits of EFI shared core courses.
c) 40 credits of optional courses.*

*A minimum of 20 credits must be selected from the programme optional course collection. The remaining 20 credits may be selected from the EFI educational portfolio.

The PG Diploma must be completed within 2 years.

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Future Infrastructure, Climate Change and Sustainability (fusion online) - Compulsory Core Course Collection

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
EFI Postgraduate Diploma students must take a minimum of 20 credits (2 courses) from this collection.

Any course may only be taken once.
Future Infrastructure Climate Change Challenges (fusion online)
EFIE11388 20 credits
Future Infrastructure Policy, Innovation and Society (fusion online)
EFIE11391 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Future Infrastructure, Climate Change and Sustainability (fusion online) - Programme Optional Course Collection

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Circular Economy in the Built Environment (fusion online)
EFIE11154 10 credits
Future Food Systems (fusion online)
EFIE11297 10 credits
Net Zero Infrastructures (fusion online)
EFIE11344 10 credits
Transport and Society (fusion online)
EFIE11346 10 credits
Energy and Society (fusion online)
EFIE11350 10 credits
Urban Project: An Introduction (fusion online)
EFIE11352 10 credits
AND

Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 courses
Notes:
Please note that EFI Postgraduate Taught students may only select from courses worth 10-credits within this collection.

Students enrolled on the owning programme of any course will be given priority. Therefore, we cannot always guarantee that you will be successful in gaining a space if student demand is high.
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

EFI Shared Core Compulsory Course Collection (fusion online)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Ethical Data Futures (fusion online)
EFIE11028 10 credits
Futures Methods (fusion online)
EFIE11411 10 credits
AND

EFI Shared Core Course Collection (fusion online) - Semester 1

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Text Remix (fusion online)
EFIE11003 10 credits
Insights Through Data (fusion online)
EFIE11026 10 credits
AND

EFI Shared Core Course Collection (fusion online) - Semester 2

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Representing Data (fusion online)
EFIE11001 10 credits
Building Near Futures (fusion online)
EFIE11030 10 credits
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