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  MA Climate, Risk and Society

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Durham University    Department of Geography & Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience

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Full time & Part time September MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
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Business & Management (5) Environmental Sciences (13) Geography (17) Politics & Government (30) Sociology (33)

About the course

Our MA in Climate, Risk and Society provides an in-depth understanding of how changes in the global climate resulting from human activity are set to pose new risks and challenges to society whether in the form of natural physical events or more indirectly through political activity.

The course explores how climate risk is perceived, managed and mitigated by individuals, organisations and governments around the world, taking a social science approach to climate change and resilience in addition to risk. This makes it as relevant to a learning background in natural sciences or engineering as it is to the social sciences.

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Student Profiles

David

It was a very interesting year that covered a diversity of topics and offered the chance to shape your own development. The discussion-based nature of many modules was very useful and offered the chance to learn from other students experiences. Overall a very strong masters course with excellent lecturers.

Assessment structure seemed well balanced and the workload was spread well throughout the year. Overall excellent course and great working environment.

I am now working with UNFCCC on Climate Change Education and the WHO on Climate Change and Health and Youth Engagement as well as being a Freelance Sustainability and Climate Change Consultant.

Jonathan

The range of topics and people I encountered was fantastic, it has easily been my most interesting year of higher education! It was great to spend a year with the kind of people who ask exactly all of the right questions, and to be taught by academics who knew all of the right answers.

I can’t stress enough that the vast majority of the course was extremely interesting, challenging and everything I hoped for from a Masters at Durham. Studying at Durham was a long standing ambition and this year has certainly not disappointed!

As a result of studying this programme I am now working for Applied Resilience as a resilience advisor – a startup public sector mutual providing emergency planning and business continuity services to Runnymede, Spelthorne and Guildford borough councils in Surrey.