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Climate change is one of the most pressing and challenging issues facing humanity. Extreme heat, flooding, and rising sea levels are leading to several dangerous and irreversible impacts on societies and economies.
As a result, there is a growing demand for specialist graduates with advanced knowledge and skills, to help tackle this issue. This highly interdisciplinary course offers a specialised knowledge of climate change from multiple perspectives, addressing many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) around themes including:
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A course in climate change has never been so important, as we attempt to tackle these fundamental issues facing humanity in the 21st century. This MSc focuses on understanding the fundamentals of climate change that are affecting us now and also looks at ways to mitigate and provide solutions for these issues.
The core modules will incrementally advance your knowledge and understanding. However, you have the flexibility to select extra optional modules that cater to your specific goals and interests, enabling you to customize the course. Practical skills training is an integral part of all modules, providing crucial hands-on experience to apply subject knowledge in practical, real-world settings.
The world needs people with expertise in how to mitigate Climate Change and this course will provide that insight. The interdisciplinary nature of this course allows students to experience multiple perspectives taught by a range of subject experts engaging in world-class research.
Where could you be in five years? This will open the doors to a wide variety of careers. Perhaps you'll be a thought leader in Climate Change, working in consultancy to help industries adopt sustainable initiatives. Or even advising government policy or working with national meteorological agencies. The future is an exciting place, full of opportunity.
An analytical and individual. You will appreciate the growing demand to fight Climate Change are be excited to develop skills in this rapidly growing area. Any previous background undergraduate degree is accepted, and encouraged, as it adds to the unique perspectives that make a course like this special.
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