Global Sustainable Futures MA

Overview

On our Global Sustainable Futures MA you'll develop the essential skills needed to respond to the global sustainability challenges impacting people and places.

On this programme you'll take a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the well-being, stability and sustainability of humanity and the planet as a whole.

Explore the causes of real-world problems and critically evaluate the competing solutions needed to enable a sustainable future.

Study a diverse range of topics from war and conflict, to development and sustainability, cities and creative methods.

Engage with our subject experts and utilise their extensive international knowledge to address these challenges effectively.

Gain the critical and transferrable skills sought after by employers, allowing for a diverse range of impressive graduate career options.

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Your future

Careers

Students on this programme receive advanced research training. This is excellent preparation for those interested in further academic study and research, as well as other careers that require excellent analytical skills.

Our graduates are prepared for a wide range of careers across the world, including:

• government and policy
• non-government organisations (NGOs)
• renewable energy
• environmental research and consultancy
• charity and aid organisations
• education
• planning and urban development

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