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Environmental Humanities at University of Warwick - UCAS

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Course summary

Warwick is a thriving hub of Environmental Humanities research and teaching. The Environmental Humanities MA at Warwick draws on renowned expertise across the English Department, the wider Arts Faculty and specialist centres across the University to enhance your knowledge of the ways in which culture engages with the crucial environmental and ecological issues of our age. Course overview The MA in Environmental Humanities at Warwick will introduce you to major debates around climate change, the Anthropocene, energy, sustainability, ecological futures and environmental justice. Drawing on a combination of seminars, research projects and fieldwork, you will deepen your critical understanding of key ecological concepts and methods, while developing your competence in analysing the implications and developments of the global environmental crisis and ongoing climate emergency. As important, you will be given the opportunity to think creatively about ways of connecting theory and practice. Considering your position as a future scholar and environmentally conscious global citizen, this MA will immerse you in the study of cultural work from across the globe. You will take a core module in the history, methodology and theory of Environmental Humanities, choose from a wide range of modules that address various perspectives in climate change, environment, sustainability and ecology, and write a dissertation on an (approved) topic of your choice with a specialised supervisor. This information is applicable for 2025 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply.

Modules

Core modules:

  • Critical Environments
  • Dissertation
Optional modules Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:
  • Petrofiction: Studies in World Literature
  • World Literature in the Anthropocene
  • Ecopoetics
  • Early Modern Ecologies
  • The Caribbean: Reading the World Ecology
  • Culture and Global Sustainable Development
  • Ecological Futures: Transdisciplinary Approaches
  • Ecologies: Science, Media and Culture
  • Managing Creativity for Sustainable Development
  • Urban Data
  • Media, Policy and Markets
For more information, please visit the Environmental Humanities webpage on the English website.

Assessment method

All essays are marked by two members of staff. The standard length for essays in modules on this course is 6,000 words; the Dissertation is 16,000 words. Marks are given out of 100. For more information, please visit the Environmental Humanities webpage on the Warwick website.


Entry requirements

Minimum requirements 65% in an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject. Applicants are asked to provide a writing sample and/or personal statement to demonstrate suitability for the course.* *For example, those applicants from a non-Humanities background but with strong elements in Environmental Studies. English language requirements You can find out more about our English language requirements on our website. This course requires the following: Band C IELTS overall score of 7.5, minimum component scores of two at 6.5/7.0 and the rest at 7.5 or above. International qualifications We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

As well as tuition fees and living expenses, some courses may require you to cover the cost of field trips or costs associated with travel abroad. General costs to be considered: - Core text books - Printer credits - Dissertation binding As well as tuition fees and course costs, students should budget for: - Accommodation - Food - Clothes and leisure - Robe hire for your degree ceremony

Sponsorship information

We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries. It's important that you apply for your postgraduate course first before you apply for a University of Warwick scholarship. Please visit the University's scholarship webpages.

Environmental Humanities at University of Warwick - UCAS