MSc Sustainable Development
Overview
This new programme is designed to develop leaders with a deep understanding of sustainable development ideas, institutions, policies and networks and the necessary critical thinking skills to inform policy and create long term impact.
It is designed and delivered by a team with a cutting-edge research and policy advisory track record, who are passionate about sustainable development.
Choosing this programme means joining the Division of Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford - the largest university centre of its kind in the world.
Upon graduation you’ll be part of a worldwide network of alumni, many of whom have gone on to leadership roles in international organisations.
The programme offers excellent opportunities for applied policy research and work on real world issues, and developing team-working and leadership skills through curricular and extra-curricular activities in a vibrant division.
Placement
You can choose to include an internship as part of your course, in which case you will study over 15 months rather than a year. To do this, you should initially register for the one-year programme and then transfer to the 15 month programme when you have secured a placement, any time up until the middle of Semester 2.
The internship / placement further enhances the development of professional experience and practical skills during your Masters programme, integrating practitioner community engagement with your academic studies.
Learning and assessment
In addition to lectures, seminars and classroom and virtual learning tool-based learning, there will be small group activities, both assessed and unassessed (formative), which give you the opportunity to develop and reinforce collaborative learning skills.
The programme is intended to:
- develop your knowledge and comprehensive understanding of concepts, theories and frameworks of sustainable development and their application in policy and practice
- develop your skills to analyse, synthesise and critique current and emerging research and practice and critically appraise evidence using insights at the forefront of the discipline and practice
- advance your knowledge and understanding of skills and techniques to develop innovative ideas and originality in the application of knowledge in relation to sustainable development policy and practice for your own research and advanced scholarship.
Career prospects
This programme iis designed to boost career opportunities for those seeking to work in and develop future leaders of local, national, and international organisations and in corporate sector in relation to corporate social responsibility. The programme develops a wide range of skills and deeper understanding of sustainable development issues which can help create an edge for the graduates to apply their knowledge and policy analysis skills in a variety of settings.
Overview
This new programme is designed to develop leaders with a deep understanding of sustainable development ideas, institutions, policies and networks and the necessary critical thinking skills to inform policy and create long term impact.
It is designed and delivered by a team with a cutting-edge research and policy advisory track record, who are passionate about sustainable development.
Choosing this programme means joining the Division of Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford - the largest university centre of its kind in the world.
Upon graduation you’ll be part of a worldwide network of alumni, many of whom have gone on to leadership roles in international organisations.
The programme offers excellent opportunities for applied policy research and work on real world issues, and developing team-working and leadership skills through curricular and extra-curricular activities in a vibrant division.
Placement
You can choose to include an internship as part of your course, in which case you will study over 15 months rather than a year. To do this, you should initially register for the one-year programme and then transfer to the 15 month programme when you have secured a placement, any time up until the middle of Semester 2.
The internship / placement further enhances the development of professional experience and practical skills during your Masters programme, integrating practitioner community engagement with your academic studies.
Learning and assessment
In addition to lectures, seminars and classroom and virtual learning tool-based learning, there will be small group activities, both assessed and unassessed (formative), which give you the opportunity to develop and reinforce collaborative learning skills.
The programme is intended to:
- develop your knowledge and comprehensive understanding of concepts, theories and frameworks of sustainable development and their application in policy and practice
- develop your skills to analyse, synthesise and critique current and emerging research and practice and critically appraise evidence using insights at the forefront of the discipline and practice
- advance your knowledge and understanding of skills and techniques to develop innovative ideas and originality in the application of knowledge in relation to sustainable development policy and practice for your own research and advanced scholarship.
Career prospects
This programme iis designed to boost career opportunities for those seeking to work in and develop future leaders of local, national, and international organisations and in corporate sector in relation to corporate social responsibility. The programme develops a wide range of skills and deeper understanding of sustainable development issues which can help create an edge for the graduates to apply their knowledge and policy analysis skills in a variety of settings.
