About the course

Our MSc Environment, Culture and Society provides up-to-date knowledge of the contemporary issues and debates on the relationships between the environment, nature, culture and society.

　　Welcoming students from a variety of backgrounds, this exciting MSc will explore the core perspectives, concepts, and practices from the arts, humanities and social sciences needed to imagine and enact sustainable environmental futures.

　　You will develop the critical and creative skills and abilities to assess the importance and implications of geographical and other conceptual debates which shape environmental policy and practice.

　　On completing the MSc Environment, Culture and Society, you will be able to:

　　Understand the importance of ideas in historical, contemporary and future approaches to the environment.

　　Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts in the environmental literature.

　　Critically assess a range of philosophical and conceptual approaches to the environment from across the humanities, arts and social sciences.

　　Think about environmental problems across disciplinary boundaries.

　　Use concepts, ideas and methods from the environmental literature to address urgent environmental challenges across a range of specialities such as policy, conservation, education, public consultation and the arts.

　　Create and generate new knowledge about the environment through a range of media, including academic and creative forms of text and image. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 1 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (September), 2024	Edinburgh
Semester 1 (September), 2025	Edinburgh
Semester 1 (September), 2026	Edinburgh

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Edinburgh

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent.

　　We may also consider a UK 2:2 honours degree, or its international equivalent, with relevant industry experience.

　　IELTS Academic: total 7.0 (at least 6.0 in each module)

　　TOEFL-iBT: total 100 (at least 20 in each module)

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 100.0

　　

Application deadline:

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