MSc Sustainability Planning and Environmental Policy

The Sustainability, Planning and Environmental Policy (MSc) offered by Cardiff University is a full-time postgraduate course that combines sustainability principles with sound environmental planning. Through this course, students will gain a deep understanding of the various policy-based solutions and proactive approaches towards addressing sustainability and environmental issues.Course Content: This programme will engage students in a distinctive, substantive, and rigorous core curriculum, providing a strong foundation in theory and methods. Students will particularly focus on critical thinking around pressing environmental issues, policy and sustainability. Key Modules: Some of the key modules in this course include: Theory and Principles of Sustainability; Researching Sustainability; and Environmental Planning and Policy: Key Issues. Additionally, students are expected to undertake a Sustainability project or dissertation.Accreditations: The course is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). It is also recognised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), thereby allowing graduates to progress to full RTPI and RICS membership after gaining professional experience.Future Careers: This course is designed to equip students for a career in environmental and sustainability policy, planning, urban regeneration or environmental consultancy, and to enable them to navigate the political and professional challenges of working in the environment and sustainability sector. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.