MSc Environmental Governance at University of Manchester

Critically consider approaches to regulating human use of the non-human world. MSc Environmental Governance explores how policy and governance shape our use of the natural world, from the production and distribution of resources to their consumption. Enhance your employability in the environment sector and green economy by developing cutting-edge research skills, experience in policy and governance analysis, and a dissertation project on an environmental topic of your choice.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Environment, Education and Development  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

A master’s degree is formed of 180 credits. 120 of these credits are made up by a mix of mandatory and optional course units, with 60 credits taken in each semester. The availability of individual course units may be subject to change. Compulsory units include Doing Environmental Research, Metabolic Manchester, Issues in Environmental Policy, Key Debates in Environmental Governance, Dissertation (Environmental Governance).

Career pathways

MSc Environmental Governance responds to a growing need for social, economic and political experts in the environmental field, and our graduates are highly employable in what is an expanding sector. Our graduates have strong employment prospects, possessing theoretical knowledge, political understanding, and practical research skills, preparing you for careers in either the public, private or voluntary environmental sectors, in consultancy or...

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