MSc Climate Change Science and Management at Loughborough University

Understand climate science and develop effective sustainability responses. Our MSc Climate Change Science and Management degree addresses the urgent science of climate change, risk and management with a broad, 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

Acquire an understanding of the hands-on fundamentals of GIS. Compulsory modules: GIS for Environmental Management, Climate Futures, Mapping and Modelling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Sustainability: Concepts and Practice, Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience, The Global Financial System under Climate Change, Research for Impact and Management, Economic Modelling and Policy for Sustainable Development, Dissertation in Climate Change Science and Management.

Career pathways

Loughborough Geography and Environment master's graduates have an excellent track record of securing jobs in consultancy, research and government agencies, in fields including flood risk modelling and engineering, catastrophe risk analysis, water quality monitoring and transport planning. Many of our graduates have secured jobs by networking with the contacts made during their programmes.

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