Sustainable Cities MSc

at University of Leeds

Cities across the world are facing huge sustainability challenges. Whilst mayors and city governments pledge ‘zero carbon cities’ by 2040, a serious skills shortage means a new generation of sustainability leaders is needed.
 

Our Sustainable Cities Masters degree tackles this skills shortage by equipping you with the knowledge and tools necessary to become an urban sustainability leader. On this programme you will experience urban sustainability first hand, blending concepts and theories with real world problems and solutions.
 

Some elements of teaching are delivered in non-traditional routes through short intensive courses.
 

We take a ‘systems’ approach to teaching sustainable cities, you will learn about energy systems, transport networks, housing provision, urban ecosystems and food. Using applied cases you will discover how these systems can be transformed to produce better economic, environmental, and social outcomes. This course will see students graduate into city government, consultancy, NGO’s and beyond.
 

The course is delivered in a friendly, challenging and globally competitive Environment faculty where you will have access to cutting edge research, teaching and collaborative learning opportunities.
 

Course highlights

• We teach the key systems that make up sustainable cities; you will graduate with strong academic and practical knowledge.
• Modules are taught one at a time, using problem based learning. You will have time to think and work on real world problems.
• You will be part of a team. We take a residential field trip to the Centre for Alternative Technologies in Wales. Here we work together on practical issues of sustainability and get to know our colleagues for the year.
• Focus on one assessment at a time, allowing you to go into depth on a particular topic and choose your own assessment method.
• You will have a personal leadership plan tailored to their strengths and development needs. This is delivered in parallel to the ‘systems’ content and builds your leadership confidence.
• This MSc has partnered with The Oasis School of Human Relations, who will deliver skill-based training in collaborative leadership. Our partner will also deliver Whole Person Learning, a form of transformative learning that enables people to bring more of themselves to their lives, work and communities.