MA Human Geography and Sustainability Research at Keele University

To develop sustainable lifestyles, communities, environments and resources, we must first understand how we, as humans, interact with, modify and depend on our surroundings; and how these interrelationships vary spatially and temporally across and between locations. Accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and compliant with the research training requirements for ESRC PhD scholarships, our MA equips you with skills, knowledge and 'hands-on' experience of human geography and sustainability-related research to generate the new insight needed to make a positive difference to our world, now and for the future.

Faculty: Faculty of Natural Sciences  |  Department: Environment  |  Duration: 1 year full time, 2 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

By preparing you for future scientific enquiry, the MA in Human Geography and Sustainability Research responds to the need - identified previously by UK research funding bodies - for improved training in research skills at postgraduate level. The course can be studied full-time over one year or part-time over two years, with a start date in September.

Career pathways

In our rapidly changing world, there is significant demand for individuals with specialist knowledge and understanding of how human environments function globally and locally, able to analyse and interpret data to predict and find solutions to a range of social, political, economic and sustainable issues. Graduating from the MA in Human Geography and Sustainability Research places you in an ideal position to work in a wide range of public, private and third sector settings, for charities, voluntary organisations, NGOs, local or national government, government agencies, multinational companies and other commercial enterprises.

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