Overview

• This interdisciplinary course explores environmental, social and economic sustainability challenges from local to global scales.
• Enhance your career and employment prospects by studying both the theory of sustainable development and its implementation in a range of contexts.
• Examine international policies, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and specific policy areas such as climate change, energy, human health, wellbeing and environmental governance.
• Study at the Penryn Campus in Cornwall: a living laboratory with diverse marine and terrestrial habitats, a wealth of natural resources, and creative and resilient communities.
• Join our vibrant postgraduate community benefiting from research-inspired teaching and access to outstanding facilities.

Careers
Employer-valued skills this course develops

The interdisciplinary and applied nature of MSc Sustainable Development equips you with a depth and breadth of knowledge, skills and experiences that make graduates highly employable across a diverse range of careers.

Career paths

Below are a few examples of initial jobs undertaken by graduates of our Geography postgraduate programmes. This information has been taken from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) Survey 2016/17. Please note that, due to data protection, the job titles and organisations are listed independently and do not necessarily correspond.