Global Environment, Politics and Society (GEPS) is a highly interdisciplinary programme that caters to and draws on many academic backgrounds and areas of practical experience. In this programme, you will use social scientific approaches to understand and address environmental issues.
Understanding issues such as climate change, biodiversity, and sustainable development requires understanding and analysis of the political, social, cultural, and moral dimensions of environmental problems and solutions. This programme provides a social science-based, practice-oriented exploration of these global environmental challenges and solutions.
On the GEPS programme, you will develop the knowledge and analytical tools to address questions such as:
You will have flexibility to design the programme to your interests, and can take many methodological, disciplinary, and integrative approaches.
You can engage with the full range of social science, humanistic, and even natural/physical science disciplines by taking courses from fields across the University.
You can also take advantage of the many climate and sustainability activities offered by:
Whilst we broadly focus on social sciences, this programme does not focus on economics, business, finance, or law. There are other strong programmes in these areas, with relevance to environmental issues, at the University of Edinburgh.
A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent in social science, humanities or environmental science, or relevant work experience in the environmental field.
To find international equivalent qualifications, select where you studied from the country or region list.