Climate Change Politics and Policy Loughborough University

Overview

Climate change is the most critical and urgent issue facing humanity in the 21st century. How to keep populations and infrastructure safe from extreme weather events; how to coordinate international diplomatic efforts to mitigate ecological disaster; how to enhance or simply maintain human health and living standards; how to link activities from public and commercial sectors, and from diverse academic disciplines, to address common challenges in the resilience and sustainability of global living systems; these are challenges that define the 21st century and will define the legacy of the individuals and institutions of today.

Modules that form part of this Climate Change Politics and Policy programme from Loughborough University tackle issues such as international politics and globalization, sustainability and development, crisis governance, and putting climate science into practice. Students will graduate prepared to become agents of change who can embed sustainable, critically-informed practices into their careers. Their training will enable public and private sector organisations to survive and thrive because they have a command of science, politics and policy.

Your future career

Loughborough School of Social Sciences and Humanities MA graduates have an excellent track record of securing research positions or jobs in the public and private sectors. Many of our graduates have secured jobs by networking with the contacts made during their programmes.

Previous graduate destinations include:

• Climate Compatible Growth Programme

• JBA Consulting

• Norse Consulting

• NHS Health GIS Team

• Atkins Realis

• Decentralised Energy

• Antaris Insurance

Graduate roles have included:

• Research Consultant

• Exposure Management

• Communications and Press Officer

• Sustainability Analyst

• Sustainability Advisor

• Geospatial Analyst

• Renewable Energy Underwriter