MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance is a one-year programme that gives graduates the interdisciplinary skills required in business on issues relating to climate change and sustainability.

You will learn from leading practitioners and world-class faculty how to put the latest academic thinking and business and climate change strategies into practice.

Based in London, not only will you be at the heart of one of the world’s leading cultural, business and financial centers but also amidst UK expertise driving climate change action forward.

Our industry partners and employers are demanding graduates with both practical business skills, such as finance and economics, as well as knowledge of the challenges of sustainability and climate change. Our dedicated Careers and Professional Development Service will help you present yourself with confidence to the world’s top employers.... [-]

Master of Climate Change

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The signing in 1992 of the Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations, was the beginning of a series of initiatives aimed at curbing the carelessness that existed previously on emissions of certain gases into the atmosphere, mainly carbon dioxide and methane, causing the increase in global temperature of the earth.

Later, with the signing of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and its subsequent entry into force, the ultimate accolade was given to inclusion, with varying success, the phenomenon in government agendas of developed countries, private investment and, ultimately, on the day to day and perception of civil society.

Start of programme: October/April

Mode of Attendance: Distance Learning

Duration: MSc/PGDip min. 2 years; PGCert min. 1 year

This MSc will give you a thorough grounding in how current development models produce environmental problems, like climate change, which then threaten the objectives of development.

Through an interdisciplinary perspective which surveys the science of climate change, adaptation and mitigation, you will acquire the knowledge and analytical skills required for critically engaging with and changing development policy and practice.

Building on the subject area knowledge acquired across the core and elective modules, you will study research methods and elaborate a topic for more detailed investigation in the form of a dissertation.... [-]

Duration: 2 years

Start of programme: April/October

Mode of Attendance: Online Learning

The MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy is the online version of the successful campus degree of the same name. It provides students with a detailed understanding of the transformative change in energy systems now underway around the world and equips them with the knowledge and skills needed to play a part in it. It treats energy and climate change policy as inextricably linked, taking an integrated approach to the study of the two fields. Case studies are drawn from around the world, accounting for different conditions in developed, newly-industrialised and developing country contexts.... [-]

The University of Venice offers an MSc (Master of Science/Laurea Magistrale) degree in "Environmental Sciences" which includes three available curricula, one of which is fully taught in English (Global Environmental Change programme).

The MSc programme in Environmental Sciences also offers the possibility of getting a Joint Master's Degree in Sustainable Development.

Master's Degree Programme

English

Open admission, subject to assessment of minimum requirements.

Quotas reserved for non-EU students residing abroad: 50 seats, of which 3 are reserved for Chinese students living in China, under the Marco Polo Project.... [-]

The trend of increasing disasters and related losses is a truly global challenge. The changing global risk landscape due to processes such as climate change, urbanisation, and the increasing complexity of modern society poses major challenges for sustainable development and must be addressed with an interdisciplinary approach. A growing number of governments and international organisations acknowledge the necessity of increasing their efforts in disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in order to successfully adjust to changing environments and develop safe and sustainable societies.

The Master’s programme in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation has support from important national and international institutions, e.g. UN agencies, the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement, NGOs, and national authorities.... [-]

The Climate Science and Solutions (CSS) Professional Science Master's program combines a foundation of climate science and sustainable systems studies with professional training and organizational skills to help graduates succeed in the growing climate industry.

Global socio-ecological problems call for multidisciplinary solutions that transcend the usual boundaries of science and decision-making. The Environmental Change and Global Sustainability (ECGS) Master’s program trains you in wide-ranging interdisciplinary thinking skills.

Global socio-ecological problems call for multidisciplinary solutions that transcend the usual boundaries of science and decision-making. The Environmental Change and Global Sustainability (ECGS) Master’s program trains you in wide-ranging interdisciplinary thinking skills and provides you with the ability to:... [-]