THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 9th April 2026

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

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

Global Environment: Key Issues

Dissertation (MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society)

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

Course options

Please note: to enrol in Global Environment and Society you must have a Social Science Undergraduate Degree

Global Environmental Politics

Global Environment and Society

Environmental Risk: Politics, Ethics, and Communication

Climate Justice

AND

These courses offer a broader range of electives.

Political Ecology

Energy & Society I; Key Themes and Issues

International Ocean Governance and the Protection of the Marine Environment

Values and the Environment (P)

Ecosystems and Global Change

Marine Ecosystems and Policies

Environmental Governance and Policy

Applied Research Skills in Environment and Society

Environmental Justice and Development

Resource Recovery and Circular Economy

Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection

Analysing Qualitative Data

Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)

International Political Economy

Politics and Theories of International Development

Science, Knowledge and Expertise

Evaluation Research Methods

Anthropology and Environment

Energy in the Global South

Analysing Social Networks with Statistics

Research Design for Societal Challenges

Gulf Politics

Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2

Globalization

Social Network Research: Theories and Analysis

Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes

Making science relevant to policy and decision-making

AND

To enrol in courses in this collection, students must first receive permission from the Programme Director, but students are always encouraged to discuss their interests for their plan of study with the Programme Director. This is an interdisciplinary MSc programme, and we want our students to be exploring the full range of course options that align with the learning goals they have set for themselves.

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