Sustainable Development
Programme Convenor: Dr Ben Daley
The global community faces a range of profound economic, social and environmental challenges that are intensifying due to climate change and globalisation. Responses to those challenges are often framed within broader debates about sustainable development. This programme focuses on the global development and environmental challenges that have been articulated in the Millennium Development Goals and in other international agreements, and it explores ways of finding solutions to those challenges through the promotion of sustainable development. The programme provides a theoretical basis for the study of sustainable development and for understanding the evolution and meanings of this fiercely-contested concept.
Programme aims
The purpose of the programme is to enable students to acquire the skills needed to analyse and understand current globalisation and sustainability issues and debates.
The aims of the programme are:
- to enhance knowledge for informed decision- and policy-making on sustainable development issues
- to enhance critical, analytical, and integrative skills for resolving environmental and sustainable development challenges
- to provide practical research experience and opportunities for reflection in order to promote sustainable development
Career prospects for graduates
Graduates of this programme will have a wide range of backgrounds and will typically find work in:
- government ministries and other public sector organisations concerned with policy analysis in the fields of sustainable development and environmental planning
- international and non-governmental organisations concerned with the sustainable dimensions of economic change
- consultancies and development projects concerned with issues of sustainability and analyses of the interface between environment and poverty
- applied research and teaching in institutions of research and higher education
Programme structure
| Qualification | Number of modules | Duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Elective | Research | Total | ||
| MSc in Sustainable Development | 3 out of 4 | 4* | 2 | 9 | Minimum of 2 years and maximum registration of 5 years |
| PGDip in Sustainable Development | 3 out of 4 | 4* | 7 | Minimum of 2 years and maximum registration of 5 years | |
| PGCert in Sustainable Development | 3 out of 4 | 1** | 4 | Minimum of 1 year and maximum registration of 5 years | |
*At least 3 from one specialism, plus 1 free choice from all specialisms ** One free choice from all specialisms | |||||
