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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Dundee City Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24, JAN-25

  • Duration

    12 months

Course summary

Study the law and governance of strategic decisions on complex economic, environmental, and technological questions around sustainability. You will examine the relationship between energy, the environment, and climate change and how they relate to sustainability throughout all sectors in society. You 'll learn to design and plan interventions for creating change to promote greater sustainability across different scales.

You'll learn to analyse, evaluate, and critically review theory and policy debates relating to sustainability. You will also be able to draw on international perspectives and examples of best practice in relation to methods of evaluation and assessment of sustainability. You will have the opportunity to go on a related placement with industry or the public sector, where you will work on an actual case for real clients. Actively engage in independent research, with the potential to join our PhD community after your Masters. You will also be part of the research community at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) and the wider University, and participate in the annual Dundee Energy Forum and the climate change conference.

Careers

As societies move to become more sustainable and develop low-carbon economies, this course will place you in the fast-growing area of energy, environment, society and governance (EESG) sections of firms, governments and consultancies. The environmental sector is one of the key growth areas in the global economy.

It will give you the necessary skills and knowledge to take up a career in:

  • policy
  • practical management
  • training and research.

Tuition fees

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£ 20,900per year

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University information

University of Dundee

University of Dundee

  • University League Table

    58th

  • Campus address

    University of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, Dundee, City Of, DD1 4HN, Scotland

The university's city campus is in the heart of Dundee, with the best shops, cafes, restaurants, and bars within walking distance.
One in seven people in Dundee are students, creating a bustling student community in the university's self-contained campus, right in the heart of the city.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    39th out of 73 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    180 86%

    7th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    62.0 62%

    58th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.98 80%

    39th

    25

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