Environment, Development and Policy MA

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

• Critical Debates in Development Theory
• Political Economy of the Environment
   

Spring teaching

• Research Methods and Professional Skills
   

Summer teaching

• Dissertation (EDP)
   

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.
 

Autumn teaching

• Understanding Processes of Social Change
   

Spring teaching

• Activism for Development and Social Justice
• Anthropology of Law
• Civil and Political Rights: Contemporary Challenges
• Climate Change and Energy Policy
• Climate change: Impacts and Adaptation
• Critical Debates in Environment and Development
• Doing Gender in Theory and Practice
• Fair Trade, Ethical Business & New Moral Economies
• Global Laboratories: Biotech, Life and Society
• Indigenous and Minority Rights
• Knowledge, Power and Resistance
• Low Carbon Development
• Poverty, Vulnerability and the Global Economy
• Socioeconomic rights: economic violence, social justice and human rights law
   

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 be in either the social or natural sciences; 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

Our graduates go on to work in national and international development agencies within and beyond government, as well as in NGOs and community organisations.