Climate Change, Sustainability and Society MRes part-time

Program Overview

This 2-year MRes program (starting September 2024) combines quantitative, computing, and analytical skills with research and enquiry in sustainability, climate change, and social responsibility. Students are immersed in a blend of lectures and seminars, with approximately 35 hours per week dedicated to studying for full-time students. The program provides a hybrid skill set in high demand across the private and public sectors and prepares students for further PhD-level study or careers requiring data-driven decision-making.

Program Outline

Outline:

This course lasts 2 years. It starts in September 2024 and ends in 2026. Welcome week starts on 23 September 2024.

Assessment:

You’ll be taught and assessed by a variety of methods and it will vary between units. These methods are designed to promote in-depth learning and understanding of the subject.

Teaching:

Students studying the full-time variant of this course are expected to spend approximately 35 hours per week studying, with around 8-10 of those hours being structured classes. This will be made up of a combination of lectures and seminars. In each semester, part-time students typically study for approximately 40%-60% of the full-time equivalent. This usually involves taking 2 or 3 taught units per semester, alongside completing a research project that is submitted at the end of the course.

Careers:

There is increasing demand for high-level quantitative and qualitative research skills from a wide range of private and public sector recruiters. This course will equip you with a hybrid skill set that combines quantitative, computing and analytical skills with an understanding of research and enquiry in the context of sustainability, climate change and social responsibility. This MRes also equips you to go into further study at PhD level.

Other:

This MRes is recognised by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), specifically, as part of the larger South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP). It can be taken as a course in its own right, or if you hold an SWDTP studentship you can take the 1+3 (MRes + PhD) pathway. For those holding a 1+3 SWDTP studentship, progression from the MRes to the MPhil or PhD stage is dependent on an acceptable level of achievement.

Tuition fees and how you pay them will depend on whether you are a Home or Overseas student. Home application deadline 31 August 2024 We recommend you apply early as we may close applications before the deadline if a course is full. Overseas application deadline 30 June 2024 We recommend you apply early as we may close applications before the deadline if a course is full.