Course summary
The Earth is faced with unprecedented and interconnected environmental challenges. From biodiversity loss to climate change, these complex problems demand both critical thought and action to understand and to help us to live with a changing planet. Yet environmental issues are simultaneously political, technological and cultural, and produce profound inequalities in terms of wealth, prosperity, power and justice. This unique MA Political Ecology develops your ability to think critically about society and how we tackle environmental and social issues, injustices and inequalities. It will equip you with the skills to ask and respond to the difficult questions of human-environment relations, to confront and challenge the status quo, and crucially, to help drive transformative action for a better and fairer world. This will make you attractive to employers across the spectrum of politically conscious and action-oriented organisations. Who is this programme for? Anyone seeking to address the environmental injustices and unequal power relations that permeate throughout the world today, either through job roles or further research. Looking ahead to employability We draw upon political ecology’s multi-dimensionality and emphasise the importance of interdisciplinary perspectives. This holistic approach develops your skills in:
- Understanding the different ways of analysing, debating and acting in response to diverse environments and development concerns, from local to global scales
- Project management for driving transformative action and change
- Constructing conversations to tackle the world’s most urgent and challenging environmental and developmental questions
- Our Master’s is truly unique – the only one in the UK offering a dedicated political ecology perspective
- Learn by exploring the city of Lancaster as a ‘living laboratory’ to critically examine local political ecology concerns such as the history of slavery and the mahogany trade
- You will work with and learn from one of the largest political ecology research groups in the UK with an international reputation. We are founding members of POLLEN, the world’s most diverse organisation for political ecology
Entry requirements
2:2 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Developmental Studies or Geography. We may also consider non-standard applicants with a 2:2 degree in a subject not noted above, alongside extensive relevant work experience or similar training, such as work with environmental policy and practice, NGOs or activist networks. We may ask you to provide a recognised English language qualification, dependent upon your nationality and where you have studied previously. We require an IELTS (Academic) Test with an overall score of at least 6.5, and a minimum of 6.0 in each element of the test. We also consider other English language qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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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
For information about fees and funding please visit our website: www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding.
Provider information
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YW