MSc Global Sustainable Development
Chatham, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
18 Aug 2024
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 10,500 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* UK students fee | International students fee: £16,300 / Part-time fees: £1,750 per 30 credits (UK students) | £2,717 per 30 credits (International students)
Introduction
How will we tackle ongoing global challenges? Join our new MSc Global Sustainable Development (Formerly MSc programme –Transformative Change for Sustainable Development).
Transformative change is widely advocated by global organisations, such as the United Nations, as a roadmap towards a more sustainable future.
Despite progress in many aspects of global development over recent decades, 690 million people experienced hunger in 2020. Degradation of our natural resources – land, water, forests, and biodiversity – continues at alarming rates. These challenges are exacerbated by climate change and violent conflicts in many parts of the world.
Tackling these challenges and ensuring a sustainable future will require Transformative Change (TC) – change that is disruptive, systemic, occurs at relatively large scales, and involves a reconfiguration of technology, economy, institutions, and society.
Our MSc Global Sustainable Development (Formerly MSc programme –Transformative Change for Sustainable Development) will provide you with an in-depth understanding of Development Studies theory and practice, including different conceptions of human, societal and environmental changes. Drawing on real-world-lessons from various domains (economic, environmental, social, and institutional), sectors (agri-food, energy, education, and financial services) and contexts (developing and developed countries), you will develop the capacity to critically discuss, analyse, and evaluate TC.
You will develop hands-on skills in sustainable development design and planning, project management, research, and impact evaluation methods, and familiarity with systems modelling and relevant software. The MSc will enhance your communication, networking and community-engagement skills.
What you should know about this course
- This MSc course is run by the Natural Resources Institute – a specialist organisation with a focus on development-related research, teaching, consultancy, and community engagement
- Receive personalised teaching from a team of world-leading researchers and development practitioners with experience of working with the World Bank, UN, CGIAR, NGOs, etc
- NRI’s extensive global networks & ongoing research projects in 30+ countries will provide you with opportunities for practitioner-based learning
- You will receive one-to-one care and mentoring and be part of a vibrant and diverse postgraduate student community
- Course content is focused not only on what the world’s sustainable development challenges and potential solutions are, but also on ‘how to make changes happen’.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
There is a range of financial support options available to support your studies, including the Aspire@Greenwich award for study resources that many full-time students will receive.
EU students may be eligible for a bursary to support their study. Contact the university to find out more.
Discover more about grants, student loans, bursaries and scholarships. We also provide advice and support on budgeting, money management and financial hardship.
Curriculum
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Independent Research Project (NRI) (60 credits)
- Fundamentals of Sustainable Development (15 credits)
- Transformative Change – Concepts, Theories, and Case Studies (30 credits)
- Sustainable Development Research Methods (15 credits)
- Planning for Sustainable Development (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 45 credits from this list of options.
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) for Sustainable Development and Transformative Change (15 credits)
- Economics, Agriculture and Marketing (15 credits)
- Adaptation to Environmental Change: Climate and Water (15 credits)
- Climate Change, Food Security and Sustainable Development (15 credits)
- Fragility, Conflict and Emergency (15 credits)
- Gender, Inequalities and Social Difference (15 credits)
- Regenerative Societies, Economies and Environments (15 credits)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
What sort of careers do graduates pursue?
Our interdisciplinary MSc will make you employment ready for opportunities in government and NGOs worldwide, as managers, policy makers and researchers who can analyse, facilitate, plan, and lead transformative change towards sustainable development.
Do you provide employability services?
We have a team dedicated to enhancing student employment outcomes. This includes an Employer Partnerships Manager, who works with companies to provide placement and employment opportunities.
Our team will also help you understand the jobs market, produce effective CVs, and prepare for a graduate job and placement applications in your final year.