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Newcastle University: Global Sustainable Futures

Institution Newcastle University View institution profile
Department School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
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Summary

On our Global Sustainable Futures MA you'll develop the essential skills needed to respond to the global sustainability challenges impacting people and places.

On this programme you'll take a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the well-being, stability and sustainability of humanity and the planet as a whole.

Explore the causes of real-world problems and critically evaluate the competing solutions needed to enable a sustainable future.

Study a diverse range of topics from war and conflict, to development and sustainability, cities and creative methods.

Engage with our subject experts and utilise their extensive international knowledge to address these challenges effectively.

Gain the critical and transferrable skills sought after by employers, allowing for a diverse range of impressive graduate career options.

On our Global Sustainable Futures MA you'll critically explore new spatial possibilities for social justice, sustainable development and empowerment of marginalised groups around the world.

You'll develop new in-depth knowledge by addressing vital questions: What is meant by ‘sustainability’, and how does it apply to different spatial contexts? What are ‘global issues’ and what can we do to address them locally? Where are global issues located, and which are most pressing in what places? Can individuals make a difference, or can global challenges only be addressed by global governance and cooperation? What other kinds of worlds are possible? How can we ensure that sustainable futures will benefit all, in a just society?

The diverse expertise of our academic staff allows you to tailor your degree to your interests through a range of optional modules. You’ll explore themes such as: Environment and Climate People and Society Sustainable Cities Economy and Policy Politics and Security

Through engaged and innovative teaching – including fieldwork options and community projects - you'll learn in real-world settings, through engagement with civic groups, and from experts who are passionate about their research-led teaching.

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Newcastle University

Newcastle University is a World Top 140 university (QS World University Rankings 2026) and founding member of the prestigious Russell Group of world-class, research-intensive UK universities.

Committed to excellence, innovation and creativity, it is pioneering solutions that can change the world. Through world-class research it tackles some of the biggest challenges facing society globally, leading in its key strengths of ageing and health, data, cities and place, culture and creative arts, and one planet. The UK’s Research Excellence Framework 2021 assessed its research as world-leading with outstanding impact.

Through high quality teaching it educates …

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