MA in Climate Change and Development, University of Sussex

Deadline: May 2011
Open to: applicants with a degree in social or natural sciences or relevant professional experience
Fund: £4,500 or £3,500

Sussex offers up to 10 Climate Change Scholarships of £4,500 each and three additional Scholarships at £3,500 each to students who possess the highest academic ability and potential.

Sussex and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) have agenda-setting reputations in interdisciplinary teaching and research of development, science and policy.The School has an outstanding global reputation for research on both international policy and environmental science. This program equips well-qualified students and development practitioners to work on the implications of climate change for global and regional development. You will acquire specialist knowledge of the causes of climate change, the physical and human consequences, and efforts to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. Particular attention is paid to the specific consequences of climate change for poverty in developing countries, processes of adaptation, and policy responses. You have the opportunity to develop a specialist thematic or regional inquiry in the dissertation.

Eligibility

A first- or upper second-class undergraduate honors degree in either social or natural sciences. Applicants with relevant professional experience will also be considered.

Scholarships

Sussex offers up to 10 Climate Change Scholarships of £4,500 each and three additional Scholarships at £3,500 each to students who possess the highest academic ability and potential.

Application

Whichever application method you use (online or paper), you will be asked to specify the program(s) of study (up to a maximum of three) that you wish to apply for and give details of your qualifications, and also your interests and reasons for applying. You should also provide the following supporting documents:

  • two academic references
  • where appropriate, proof of qualifications via copies of certificates/transcripts
  • where appropriate, proof of English language qualifications, and
  • for applicants to research degrees, a research proposal (refer to below and only if applicable).

Contact

Student Recruitment Services
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, UK
T +44 (0)1273 876787
F +44 (0)1273 876677
E pg.enquiries@sussex.ac.uk

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