Overview

The Environment, Politics and Development MSc at King's College London offers a demanding and stimulating programme of study, with an emphasis on developing knowledge and critical understanding.

Key benefits

Academic staff have first-hand experience of development problems and environmental issues in contexts from around the globe.

Appreciate critically the distinct disciplinary approaches to a dynamic and contested body of knowledge on development, politics and the environment.

Develop awareness of contemporary development issues, problems and policies through engagement with development theory.

Enhance understanding of framing and problem-solving challenges at the interface of environment and development with learning of political theory, political science and political ecology theories and environmental justice lenses.

Gain critical analytical skills to uncover reciprocal relationships between changing natural environments and dynamic livelihood strategies, or the nature of power, difference and inequality within economic, social, physical and cultural environments.

Develop interdisciplinary understanding of the ways in which the human and physical world is revealed through representations of space, place and landscape.

Opportunities to carry out original fieldwork either in the UK or overseas for your dissertation.

Excellent tutorial support, extensive module specific interactive teaching and regular classroom discussions.

Career prospects

On completion of the Environment, Politics and Development MSc programme you will have attained a range of knowledge and skills appropriate to careers in research, management and consultancy in organisations engaged in the environment and development field in developing countries, as well as generic skills opening the way to more general employment opportunities for M-level graduates. Many of our graduates have gone on to undertake further graduate study and work as research assistants for international development agencies. There are also good career opportunities with government agencies, international and national non-governmental organisations and academic research institutes.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Environmental Justice and Governance

Fundamentals of Environment and Development

Practising Social Research

Research Design and Project Management

Environmental Science and Policymaking

Environmental Science for Sustainability

Resilience, Adaptation and Development

Risk Perception, Communication and Behaviour Change

Sustainability in Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-25 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Sustainable Development Environmental Economics & Policy Political Science View 324 other Masters in Political Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

Candidates who do not achieve a 2:1 but have professional or voluntary experience will also be considered.

Please provide a writing sample of around 500 words, answering the required questions.

A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained.

One academic reference is required. A professional reference will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago. In some cases, we may request an additional reference from you.

Applicants may wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of their application

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

31600 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

14500 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Part time UK: £7,250 per year

Part time International: £15,800 per year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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