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Political Ecology MA

Lancaster University

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Lancaster University – Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The Earth is faced with unprecedented and interconnected environmental challenges which produce profound inequalities in terms of prosperity, power and justice. Responding to complex problems like these demands both critical thought and action in order to understand and to help us to live with a changing planet. This unique programme in Political Ecology offers the conceptual tools and practical skills to ask and respond to the difficult questions of human-environment relations. You are encouraged and given a safe space to confront and challenge the status quo through critical thought and debate, and crucially to help drive transformative action for a better and fairer world.Who is this programme for?Anyone seeking to address the environmental injustices and unequal power relations that are visible throughout the world today. By doing so, you will become an environmental ‘change-maker’ capable of working in a variety of sectors.Looking ahead to employabilityWe develop your skills in:Understanding the different ways of analysing, debating and acting in response to diverse environments and development concerns, from local to global scalesProject management for driving transformative action and changeConstructing conversations to tackle the world’s most urgent and challenging environmental and developmental questions

Tuition fees

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£ 30,000per year

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University information

Lancaster University

Lancaster University

Lancaster University

  • University League Table

    10th

  • Campus address

    Lancaster University – Main Campus, Bailrigg ,, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4YW, United Kingdom

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Lancaster's community has staff and students from over 120 countries, giving students the chance to make lifelong connections that cross borders and cultures.
Lancaster’s exceptional reputation for teaching and research is recognised by employers around the world.
Lancaster’s diverse population is split into nine college communities, giving every student support and a sense of belonging.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Biological Sciences

    25th out of 87 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 225
    140 62%

    30th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    69.0 69%

    53rd

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.27 82%

    18th

    10

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