The MSc in Sustainable Development and Energy is a full-time taught postgraduate programme run by the School of Geography and Sustainable Development.
The course is part of a double Masters degree in which students spend one year at StÊAndrews and the second year studying abroad at theÊMGIMO in Moscow. The MSc at StÊAndrews is awarded independently of the second year at Moscow.
Highlights
- Students benefit from studying abroad atÊMGIMOÊin Moscow, taking a wide range of energy modules, and being a part of theÊArctic Research Centre.
- Interdisciplinary teaching provides multiple perspectives. Students are taught by experts from disciplines across the University and beyond.Ê
- Practical experience supplements leading theory. Many lecturers and visiting speakers have practical experience of advising government, business and communities on aspects of sustainable development, and are all leaders in their academic fields.Ê
- Students are placed in internships at an energy company in Moscow during their second year.
- Field trips, such as to a Scottish highland estate, bring the subject alive by exploring practical applications of sustainable development. (Field trips are run at no additional cost.)
