About the course

Ensuring environmental sustainability and achieving it, is one of the most significant challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.

　　What is sustainability

　　What are the debates and challenges surrounding different models of sustainable development

　　How can economic and energy systems be restructured to combat climate change

　　What policies foster sustainability What are the challenges and implications of implementing these in the ‘Global South’ and the ‘Global North’

　　With the MSc Environmental Sustainability, you can explore these questions and other significant challenges affecting our world today and in the future.

　　You will be encouraged to think across different disciplines and consider scientific, socio-economic, and policy perspectives to better understand sustainability and how it can be achieved in different geographical contexts.

　　You can explore critical social and global issues and ways to address these to benefit individuals, communities, societies and nature.

　　Our programme gives you an international perspective, focusing on regions in both the ‘Global South’ and ‘Global North’.

　　Learning outcomes

　　On completing the MSc Environmental Sustainability, you will be able to:

　　assess the sustainability of policies, programmes and projects at scales ranging from the local to the global

　　critically analyse environmental problems using knowledge from different disciplines, leading to well-founded and considered solutions

　　advocate sustainable development and engage in informed debate on current environmental controversies

　　be comfortable using interdisciplinary approaches to summarise technical scientific documents for use in policy, business strategies and other local and international initiatives.

　　speak about, and understand environmental sustainability from multiple perspectives and appreciate the complexity of development, conservation, environmental justice and sustainability 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, in a biological, environmental or physical science, geography, social science or other relevant subject. Due to the focus of this programme, business-related degrees are not suitable for entry.

　　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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