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Start date: September 2021
Our MSc Climate Change and Development addresses the challenges of global environmental climate change and economic development.
The University of Reading is the highest-ranking UK University for Agriculture and Forestry and is ranked 9th in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020- Agriculture & Forestry.) We are the only UK University in the top 50.
Climate change has far-reaching economic and social implications. In this programme you will:
- focus on the interface between climate change and development, with particular attention paid to the perspective of ecological economics,
- examine the social scientific drivers and consequences of climate change and associated policy debates by integrating the natural and social science of climate change and applies cutting-edge, transdisciplinary tools to the subject.
The programme is excellent preparation for work in aid and development agencies, NGOs and government departments.
As a School, we are committed to empowering change through our teaching and research, with our academics working to tackle some the world’s most pressing issues across their respective fields of expertise. Our mission is to make a difference in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, so we offer a diverse range of modules giving you the knowledge and skills that will enable you as an individual to have an impact and be part of global change, whatever your chosen pathway.
GIIDAE has an active scholarship programme. For more information about the scholarships, bursaries and other sources of funding available, please visit the GIIDAE website.
To learn more about postgraduate study in the School, please see the GIIDAE brochure.