Global Prosperity MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

36,800 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

International Relations/Studies/Affairs

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

The world faces urgent, interconnected challenges: inequality is deepening, the climate crisis is accelerating, technologies are reshaping economies and societies, and political and social systems are under pressure. On Global Prosperity MSc, you challenge dominant ideas of progress and individualistic ways of thinking that shape policy and decision-making, developing the knowledge and practical tools to help create more vibrant, sustainable and inclusive futures.


You begin by examining the global legacies that shape current ideas of progress, including colonialism, financial crises, inequality, environmental degradation and the limits of narrow economic thinking. You then explore how prosperity can be redefined for the 21st century, using new concepts, frameworks and measures that connect economic security, quality of life, social cohesion, creativity and environmental sustainability.


You build these skills through critical, creative and practical approaches to complex challenges across policy, development, sustainability, research and social innovation. You learn co-design and co-production methods grounded in lived experience, collaborative research and theoretical insight. You use these methods to test alternative approaches to prosperity and develop systemic, context-specific responses that can inform work with communities, organisations and policymakers.


Optional modules allow you to tailor your learning around your interests and career ambitions. You can explore areas such as planetary futures, social innovation, citizen social science, finance and debt, urban development, data analysis for inclusive prosperity, AI and economic transformation, China and global prosperity, and new economic thinking.

Programme overview

Main Subject

International Relations/Studies/Affairs

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

The world faces urgent, interconnected challenges: inequality is deepening, the climate crisis is accelerating, technologies are reshaping economies and societies, and political and social systems are under pressure. On Global Prosperity MSc, you challenge dominant ideas of progress and individualistic ways of thinking that shape policy and decision-making, developing the knowledge and practical tools to help create more vibrant, sustainable and inclusive futures.


You begin by examining the global legacies that shape current ideas of progress, including colonialism, financial crises, inequality, environmental degradation and the limits of narrow economic thinking. You then explore how prosperity can be redefined for the 21st century, using new concepts, frameworks and measures that connect economic security, quality of life, social cohesion, creativity and environmental sustainability.


You build these skills through critical, creative and practical approaches to complex challenges across policy, development, sustainability, research and social innovation. You learn co-design and co-production methods grounded in lived experience, collaborative research and theoretical insight. You use these methods to test alternative approaches to prosperity and develop systemic, context-specific responses that can inform work with communities, organisations and policymakers.


Optional modules allow you to tailor your learning around your interests and career ambitions. You can explore areas such as planetary futures, social innovation, citizen social science, finance and debt, urban development, data analysis for inclusive prosperity, AI and economic transformation, China and global prosperity, and new economic thinking.

Admission Requirements

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A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Prospective students must demonstrate commitment to engage with complex global challenges across a range of disciplines. Applicants with significant work experience in government, business, civil society or social entrepreneurship and/or postgraduate training are strongly encouraged to apply.

25 Jun 2027
1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
21,500 GBP
International
36,800 GBP

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