MA Climate Change Politics and Policy at Loughborough University

Influence climate action through policy, governance, and political insight. Our MA Climate Change Politics and Policy degree addresses the urgent societal challenge of climate change, with a broad, international, problem-focused perspective that will suit students from a wide range of backgrounds. How to keep populations and infrastructure safe from extreme weather events.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences and Humanities  |  Department: Geography and Environment  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of alternative climate pathways, to use data and tools to define probable climate futures (with a focus on the UK over the 21st century), and to rehearse strategies for communicating future change. Compulsory modules: Climate Futures, Mapping and Modelling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Sustainability: Concepts and Practice, International Politics: Issues and Policies, The Global Financial System under Climate Change, Economic Modelling and Policy for Sustainable Development, Governing Crises, Research Design for the Social Sciences, Dissertation in Climate Change Politics and Policy.

Career pathways

Loughborough School of Social Sciences and Humanities MA graduates have an excellent track record of securing research positions or jobs in the public and private sectors. Many of our graduates have secured jobs by networking with the contacts made during their programmes.

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