MSc Environment, Politics and Development at King's College London

Our Environment, Politics and Development MSc programme provides an advanced theoretical understanding of the relationship between development problems and environmental issues. You will explore these relationships from the perspectives of political ecology, development geography and environmental governance. To illustrate these relationships, we use relevant case studies drawn from across the globe.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy  |  Department: School of Global Affairs  |  Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our Environment, Politics and Development MSc offers you a demanding and stimulating programme of study, with an emphasis on developing knowledge and critical understanding as highlighted above. This is complemented with the development of a broad suite of intellectual and practical skills such as: • Assessing the relative merits of contrasting theories, explanations and policies; • Conceptualising problems and identifying possible methods for their solution; • Critically evaluating evidence; • Critically analysing qualitative and quantitative data; • Planning, designing and executing an individual piece of research, including the production of a thesis/report; • Undertaking effective fieldwork as part of dissertation, if suitable; • Employing a variety of social survey and interpretative methods for analysing information from the human world.

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