Climate Change, Development and Policy MSc

at University of Sussex

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
 

Autumn teaching

• Ideas and Concepts in Climate, Development, Economics and Policy
• The Science of Climate Change
   

Spring teaching

• Research Methods and Professional Skills (Geog)
   

Summer teaching

• Dissertation (Climate Change, Development and Policy)
   

Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
 

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
 

Spring teaching

• Climate Change and Energy Policy
• Climate change: Impacts and Adaptation
• Climate Resilient Development
• Low Carbon Development
   

Summer teaching

• Dissertation with Placement (Global Studies)

Degree requirements    

Bachelors degree with a minimum overall mark of at least 50-65% depending on your university.
 

Subject-specific requirements
   
Your qualification should normally be in anthropology or another humanities or social sciences subject; alternatively, you should have relevant professional experience or engagement. 
 

Please note    

Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis.
 

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic)  Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).

Home students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students
 

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students
 

International students:

£18,975 per year for full-time students

There is a rapidly expanding market for climate professionals. This course prepares you for employment in a wide range of government, non-government and academic organisations, as well as private companies in the areas of climate change, development and energy policy.
 

Our graduates are very successful in finding employment and developing careers in the profession, including among others: 
 

• international organisations and agencies (including the UN Environment Programme, The World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank) 
• various NGOs (including the International Federation of the Red Cross, Renewable World, Action Against Hunger International) 
• national government ministries and development agencies (including UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, DFID, GiZ) 
• national environment agencies across the world 
• a wide range of private-sector organisations (including energy utilities, the renewables sector, consultancy companies) and public-sector organisations (universities and not-for-profit organisations).