This one-year MSc programme (two years for part-time students) will enable participants to acquire the necessary training to work in the field of environment and development. Training will come from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, but all within a distinctive social science framework. It will enable participants to: " gain a deeper understanding of the way environmental degradation and low levels of development are linked together; and " analyse more meaningful policies that aspire to make economic development more environmentally sound and ultimately sustainable."