Climate Justice, Sustainability and Development BA (Hons) at University of Sussex

Programme overview

Step into a degree where we take action on climate change through politics, activism and human rights – in and beyond the classroom. Develop your expertise and understanding of the tools needed to become a climate leader, by studying the UK’s first ever climate justice degree.

Department: Department of International Development | Duration: 3 years full time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Colonialism and its Afterlives, Global Challenges and Innovations, Understanding Climate Change, Development Policies and Politics, Introduction to Climate Justice, Sustainable Development: Big Ideas for Global Action, Teaching. Year 2 core modules: Critical Approaches to Development Economics, Global Climate Change, Social Justice and Development. Year 3 core modules: Advanced Sustainable Development: Sustainability in Policy and Practice, Political Ecology and Environmental Justice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: ABB-BBB GCSEs: You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. Extended Project Qualification: We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us English language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component. UCAS code L901.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 24,200 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply

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