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MA Climate Change Politics and Policy

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    MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

Our MA Climate Change Politics and Policy degree addresses the urgent societal challenge of climate change, with a broad, international, problem-focused perspective that will suit students from a wide range of backgrounds.

Climate change is the most critical and urgent issue facing humanity in the 21 century. How to keep populations and infrastructure safe from extreme weather events; how to coordinate international diplomatic efforts to mitigate ecological disaster; how to enhance or simply maintain human health and living standards; how to link activities from public and commercial sectors, and from diverse academic disciplines, to address common challenges in the resilience and sustainability of global living systems; these are challenges that define the 21 century and will define the legacy of the individuals and institutions of today.

Entry Requirements

An honours degree (good 2:2 of 55% or above) or equivalent international qualification in geography or other social science discipline.

Applicants with appropriate professional expertise will also be considered.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

Loughborough School of Social Sciences and Humanities MA graduates have an excellent track record of securing research positions or jobs in the public and private sectors. Many of our graduates have secured jobs by networking with the contacts made during their programmes.

Previous graduate destinations include:

  • Climate Compatible Growth Programme (Loughborough University)
  • Norse Consulting
  • JBA Consulting
  • Association of Decentralised Energy
  • Antares Underwriting

Roles have included Energy Modelling Consultant, Sustainability Analyst, and Sustainability Project Manager.

Module Details

Semester 1 – Compulsory Modules

  • Climate Futures
  • Mapping and Modelling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • International Politics: Issues and Policies

Semester 2 – Compulsory Modules

  • Climate Science into Practice
  • Economic Modelling and Policy for Sustainable Development
  • Research Design and Practice (15 credits)
  • Dissertation in Climate Change Politics and Policy (FT)
  • Stories as Data: Storytelling approaches for decision making

Summer – Compulsory Module

  • Dissertation in Climate Change Politics and Policy (FT)

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