Centre for Alternative Technology
MSc Sustainability and Adaptation Planning

DEGREE TYPE

Master degree

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PACE

Full time, Part time

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STUDY FORMAT

Distance Learning, On-Campus

Key Summary

About : The MSc Sustainability and Adaptation Planning is designed to equip students with the skills needed to address environmental challenges through sustainable practices. The program covers aspects of climate change, spatial planning, and community engagement. With a focus on interdisciplinary approaches, this course integrates theory and practical application over a duration of one year for full-time students.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue various roles in sustainability and planning, including environmental consultant, urban planner, or climate change analyst. Opportunities exist across public, private, and non-profit sectors, where you can make a tangible impact on sustainable development strategies.

This is a masters degree focuses on the key strategic and leadership challenges brought about by climate change and broader environmental issues. From spatial master-planning to politics and economics, this MSc gets to the heart of the how the environment must be brought into decision-making. It is among the first such programmes in the UK to put adaptation transformation at the heart of the teaching.

Future environmental change and the effectiveness of solutions are both uncertain. We teach students to integrate risk assessment into decision-making. Theoretical concepts are reinforced with applied projects in landscape planning, design and case studies. The MSc course covers a variety of themes including land use, cities and communities, politics and economics, ecosystem function, water and waste management. Optional modules in the built environment, energy, sustainable materials and renewable technologies can also be taken.

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