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MSc in Environmental Policy and Regulation

Programme Code: TMENPR

Department: Geography and Environment

For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules        

Full-year programme. Students must take 3 compulsory half unit courses, a full unit dissertation, and 1.5 units of optional courses.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

Paper 1

GY465 Concepts in Environmental Regulation (0.5) and GY475 Issues in Environmental Governance (0.5)

Paper 2

GY473 Economic Development and the Environment (0.5) # or

 

GY474 Politics of Environment and Development (0.5)

Paper 3

Courses to the value of 1.5 units 

 

DV415 Global Environmental Governance (0.5)

 

EU421 Policy-Making in the European Union (0.5) #

 

GV4H5 The Political Philosophy of Environmental Change (0.5) #

 

GY427 Climate Change: Science, Economics and Policy (0.5)

 

GY446 Planning for Sustainable Cities (0.5)

 

GY455 Economic Appraisal and Valuation (0.5)

 

GY471 Urban environments and more-than-human cities (0.5)

 

GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5)

 

IR467 Political Economy of Climate Change (0.5)

 

LL4A6 Climate Change and International Law (0.5)

 

LL4BV Transnational Environmental Law (0.5)

 

MY400 Fundamentals of Social Science Research Design (0.5)

 

MY421A Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) 1

 

MY421W Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) 2

 

MY451A Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) 3

 

MY451W Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) 4

 

MY452A Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # 5

 

MY452W Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # 6

 

SO4C9 Risk Governance (0.5)

Paper 4

GY489 Dissertation - Environment Programme - MSc Environmental Economics and Climate Change, MSc Environmental Policy and Regulation and MSc Environment and Development (1.0)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

1 : MY421A can not be taken with MY421W

2 : MY421W can not be taken with MY421A

3 : MY451A can not be taken with MY451W

4 : MY451W can not be taken with MY451A

5 : MY452A can not be taken with MY452W

6 : MY452W can not be taken with MY452A

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.