Climate Change - Science, Society and Solutions The University of Manchester

Overview

Our climate is changing. How we mitigate climate change and adapt to live in a changing climate are fundamental questions for society. Delivered from the unique vantage point of the world's first industrialised city, the Climate Change - Science, Society and Solutions programme offered at The University of Manchester has been designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills you will need to help respond to the challenges of human-induced climate change.

The programme aims to empower you with an applied and critical understanding of the full range of social, political, and technical options for tackling climate change. This includes mitigation options for reducing and removing greenhouse gas emissions, and adaptation options for protecting against climate change impacts, as well as more unconventional solar geoengineering ideas for reflecting sunlight back into space and cooling the planet. 

It will also enable you to develop your scientific knowledge of climate change; hone your critical, analytical, and communication skills; and to design and deliver cutting-edge research under expert guidance.

Career opportunities

MSc Climate Change: Science, Society and Solutions responds to the rapidly growing need for interdisciplinary expertise in climate change.

The programme is ideal for those who want to pursue a career in:

• local, national or international climate policy;

• businesses and industries focussed on climate change innovations or corporate social responsibility (CSR);

• non-governmental organisations (NGOs) campaigning or lobbying for action on climate change issues;

• or in academia with a focus on climate change research.

MSc Climate Change graduates have particularly great employment prospects and go on to shape environmental policy through positions in the public and private sectors.

The graduates have gone on to successful careers in areas including consultancy, research, non-governmental organisations, project management, environmental management, agriculture and forestry, environmental sciences, energy, marketing, and finance.

Top employers include:

• DEFRA;

• the Environment Agency;

• Natural England;

• the Organic Soil Association;

• the UK Atomic Energy Authority;

• UNEP.