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Applications open for 2013/14: MSc programmes in Water Security, Climate Change, Environment and International Development at the University of East Anglia
MSc Water Security and International Development
This course is the flagship of the UEA Water security: http://www.uea.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-degree/detail/msc-water-security-and-international-development. Students will investigate the practical and theoretical facets of 'water security', to develop the foundation required to achieve developmental and environmental objectives. The course is run by active and experienced interdisciplinary researchers: https://www.uea.ac.uk/watersecurity/people engaged with Oxfam, WaterAid, ODI, WWF, DFID, SIWI, and the London Water Research Group. We see the political economy and ecology of the hydrological cycle intimately connected to critical global policy concerns: climate, food, and energy security - and in turn to the international cooperation that affects human, community, state, and regional security. You will graduate with the knowledge and tools to be able to audit and address the water security of a system of interest – be it nation, region, company, sector, scheme or household. Students will also be able to draw upon the Centre's dynamic workshops (e.g. hydro-hegemony, irrigation, water justice) and strong links with other UK universities. Contact Mark Zeitoun with specific inquiries about the course, or an informal discussion at M.Zeitoun@uea.ac.uk
MSc Environment and International Development
Poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability are two key and interlinked challenges of our age confronting today’s decision-makers. By studying for an MSc in Environment and International Development at the University of East Anglia you will learn to critically examine relationships between global and local environmental problems and development. Topics range from climate change and biodiversity loss to management of natural resources such as water, fisheries and forests, and the relationship between environmental degradation and poverty. This course offers a unique interdisciplinary approach drawing on the social, political and natural sciences, and combines conceptual training with practical skills. Contact the Course Director, Dr Marisa Goulden m.goulden@uea.ac.uk with questions related to the course content.
MSc Climate Change and International Development
Climate change is high on the international development agenda and world political stage. This course is designed to meet the career needs of people working in international development and climate change policy and practice and international development. It covers a range of issues surrounding international and local dimensions, particularly the questions of mitigation and adaptation in resource-poor and vulnerable settings. Taught by a team of internationally-renowned natural scientists, policy analysts and economists, the Masters course material draws upon existing and ongoing research and applied work through the School of International Development: http://www.uea.ac.uk/international-development and the Tyndall Centre for climate change research:
http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/. Its interdisciplinary approach ensures that students will also have the opportunity to collaborate with the School of Environmental Sciences http://www.uea.ac.uk/environmental-sciences through the science-based modules that focus on climate change. Please contact Professor Declan Conway d.conway@uea.ac.uk or Dr Heike Schroeder h.schroeder@uea.ac.uk for specific inquiries about the course.
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For more information on these taught post-graduate courses, funding opportunities and to apply online visit http://www.uea.ac.uk/international-development/postgraduate-taught-degrees or contact admissions@uea.ac.uk
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