Offer Holders
Congratulations on your offer and welcome to the Global Sustainable Development (GSD) Department!
Your exciting journey as a GSD student will be one of discoveries, personal and professional development and learning. Studying this unique degree, along with the many opportunities you'll encounter throughout your time at Warwick, will be your chance to grow and make a positive impact.
On this page, we've put together links and resources that we hope you'll find interesting and useful. We encourage you to get in touch with us if you have any questions: UGGSD at warwick dot ac dot uk. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you in Welcome Week!
What happens next?
Understand your offer
You're now part of our ambitious and diverse GSD community where we are motivated by the same core value: to create lasting and impactful change on all levels of global society. Here is everything you need to know about your offer at Warwick.
Respond to your offer
Once all the courses you have applied for have responded, you will be asked to make a decision about which course will be your firm offer, and UCAS will inform you of the deadline by which you need to respond with your choice. For more information about responding to your offer, please see here.
Apply for accommodation
Once you have responded to UCAS and placed Warwick as either your firm or insurance choice, you will be able to apply for accommodation. Warwick will notify you when accommodation applications for the 2023/24 academic year open.
Results day 🎉
If you are holding a conditional offer with us and you have placed us as your firm choice, you will be guaranteed a place if you meet the conditions of your offer. For more information about receiving your results, please see here.
Welcome Week
During Welcome Week, you'll be registering for modules, familiarising yourself with university life, and meeting new friends!
Offer Holder Open Days
"Offer Holder Open Days can give you a better feel for the university. If you attended an Open Day, chances are you also attended a few different ones which can quickly get muddled up under the stress of applying to university. Before making your decision, being able to refresh (or even find out) what each university feels like can be another key way to make a choice that is better for you come September."
Meredith
Sociology and GSD graduate
If you apply to study GSD at Warwick and are subsequently made an offer, you may be invited to an Offer Holder Open Day. Offer Holder Open Days are designed to help you get to know our department and give you a taste of life as a Warwick student. Booking is by email invitation only.
Live chat
Keep an eye out for opportunities to chat with us via our online live chats.
Hear from our students
Our students are keen to share their experiences and help answer your questions about what it's like to study GSD at Warwick. In previous years, our student ambassadors have written a series of blog posts aiming to offer insight into our unique degrees and life at university. Read their blog posts here
Maya, student blogger
"Hi, I’m Maya. I’m a final-year GSD student. I am also a Lancashire Youth Climate Conference Steering Group Member and Youth Activist Mentor."
Ted Talks from from our students
A number of our current students and alumni have been invited to speak at TED Talks across the globe on topics relating to sustainability. You can view some of their engaging and thought-provoking presentations in the videos below.
Core modules for all GSD students
- Economic Principles of Global Sustainable Development
- Social Principles of Global Sustainable Development
- Environmental Principles of Global Sustainable Development
- Global Sustainable Development Project
Professional development certificates
- Coming soon: Carbon Literacy Certificate
- Certificate of Digital Literacy
- Certificate of Sustainability Consultancy (Auditing)
- Certificate of Professional Communication with Work Placement
Find out more about life on campus
David | GSD Student Ambassador
David McGill, an Economic Studies and GSD graduate, gives you an insight into what life is like on campus and what to expect from your day-to-day experience.
Our reading recommendations
The texts listed below are by no means compulsory reading and you are not required to purchase them before you begin the course. However, if you have the time to and you'd like to prepare for the course, we hope you enjoy our recommendations. In addition to the texts below, you might also be interested in taking a look at the books listed on the GSD Bookshelf.
The Age of Sustainable Development
Jeffrey D. Sachs. Foreword by Ban Ki-moon
There is No Planet B
Mike Berners-Lee
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
United Nations
Recommended by: Romain Chenet, Senior Teaching Fellow in GSD
"I’d recommend our offer holders have a look at the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 since it’s so influential and much of our content revolves around it. I recommend you read up to paragraph 38."
Doughnut Economics
Kate Raworth
Recommended by: Dr Marta Guerriero, Associate Professor in GSD
"Doughnut Economics is useful for the first-year core module, Economic Principles of Global Sustainable Development."
Visit the author's website. You can also find some animations here.
International students
Amicie | GSD Student Ambassador
Amicie Favre, a Politics, International Studies and GSD graduate gives her perspective as an international student studying GSD at Warwick.
Getting ready for university
We are thrilled to welcome students from across the world to our diverse GSD community. Here are a few considerations to keep in mind prior to your arrival on campus:
Attend an Offer Holder event in your home country or arrange a call with one of our members of staff.
Apply for a Tier 4 Visa as early as possible (non-EEA Nationals only).
Arrange travel to the UK - what to do after your visa is approved.