Program Overview

MSc Global Development and Environment

Overview

The MSc Global Development and Environment programme is designed for talented graduates seeking to develop or enhance their expertise in the fields of development and environment. The programme aims to provide students with the capacity to critically analyse the large-scale drivers of environmental consumption and stewardship, and how these interlink with and produce developmental outcomes.

Programme Structure

The programme is structured around three core units:

• Global Development and Environment: History, Theory, Practice
• The Policy and Management Consultancy unit
• Sustainability, Risk and Resilience in the Urban Age

Students will also choose three optional units dealing with topics ranging from research methods to postcolonial critique, environmental policy, GIS and remote sensing.

Programme Duration

• One year full-time
• Two years part-time

Start Date

• September 2025

Application Deadline

• Overseas applicants: 25 July 2025
• Home applicants: 8 August 2025

Delivery Method

• On-Campus

Location

• Clifton

Awards Available

• MSc

Entry Requirements

• Upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in a relevant field
• Candidates with non-standard degree subjects plus evidence of a minimum of one year relevant work experience will also be considered

English Language Requirements

• If English is not the first language, students will need to reach the requirements outlined in the University's profile level C

Fees and Funding

• Home: full-time £14,400 per year, part-time £7,200 per year
• Overseas: full-time £31,700 per year

Career Prospects

• Students completing this programme typically go on to work in government, the non-profit sector, multilateral organisations and private companies including development and environmental consultancies
• The intensive research training will also prepare students for further postgraduate study

Research Areas

• The School of Geographical Sciences is ranked first in the UK for 'Geography and environmental studies' research (THE analysis of REF 2021)
• The programme builds upon Bristol's existing research strengths in these fields, with links to the University's Cabot Institute, Perivoli Africa Research Centre, Elizabeth Blackwell Institute, Jean Golding Institute, and Bristol Poverty Institute.