MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy at SOAS University of London

Programme overview

The MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy degree programme addresses important issues of our time. The use of energy – electricity generation, transportation, heating/cooling and industrial consumption – is the most important driver of climate change by far. Effectively addressing this urgent global challenge therefore requires transformational changes in the ways we produce, consume and govern energy.

Department: Department of Politics and International Studies | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time or part-time | Intake: September | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take taught modules to the value of 120 credits, PLUS dissertation worth 60 credits. Core and compulsory modules include Energy Policy and Geopolitics, Global Climate and Sustainability Governance, Dissertation in Politics and International Studies.

Career pathways

Students from SOAS’s Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) develop an in-depth understanding of international affairs, contemporary diplomatic practice and policy-makers. Graduates leave with a portfolio of transferable skills such as critical analysis, problem solving, negotiation and communication, all of which are valued by employers across a number of sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with a 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher in a relevant subject. Applicants from Ghana: Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution accepted as equivalent to a UK 2:2: Lower Second Class Hons.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,965 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 25,320 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/how-apply-postgraduate-study

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