12 monthsProgramme duration
26,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
1Scholarships
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Development Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Explore the interlinked histories, ideas and policies that shape international development. Focus on the relationship between key global political-economic processes and the environment.
Our Development, Environment, and International Politics MSc gives you the knowledge and skills to understand and shape global debates in Development Studies, Global Environmental Politics, and contemporary International Relations.
Equip yourself with analytical and methodological skills, as well as the conceptual and empirical knowledge needed to understand, explain and interrogate the international politics of development and the environment.
Study the political-economic processes, actors and discourses that shape international development policy and practices.
Understand the relationship between development, the environment and international politics.
Engage with a rich interdisciplinary literature that explores the histories and practices of international development with a focus on environmental issues and perspectives from the global South.
Key questions addressed include:
Our Development, Environment, and International Politics MSc gives you the knowledge and skills to understand and shape global debates in Development Studies, Global Environmental Politics, and contemporary International Relations.
Equip yourself with analytical and methodological skills, as well as the conceptual and empirical knowledge needed to understand, explain and interrogate the international politics of development and the environment.
Study the political-economic processes, actors and discourses that shape international development policy and practices.
Understand the relationship between development, the environment and international politics.
Engage with a rich interdisciplinary literature that explores the histories and practices of international development with a focus on environmental issues and perspectives from the global South.
Key questions addressed include:
- How can economic development be reconciled with ecological limits of the planet?
- How do various actors - such as states, non-governmental organisations, social movements, and multilateral institutions - shape environmental policies?
- How do countries in the Global South design initiatives and policies to tackle development and environmental challenges?
- How do global environmental agreements influence local development practices?
- The politics of International Development
- Global Environmental Politics and the politics of sustainable development
- International Relations theory and practice
- Policy analysis and evaluation
- Research methods
- Data analysis
Programme overview
Main Subject
Development Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Explore the interlinked histories, ideas and policies that shape international development. Focus on the relationship between key global political-economic processes and the environment.
Our Development, Environment, and International Politics MSc gives you the knowledge and skills to understand and shape global debates in Development Studies, Global Environmental Politics, and contemporary International Relations.
Equip yourself with analytical and methodological skills, as well as the conceptual and empirical knowledge needed to understand, explain and interrogate the international politics of development and the environment.
Study the political-economic processes, actors and discourses that shape international development policy and practices.
Understand the relationship between development, the environment and international politics.
Engage with a rich interdisciplinary literature that explores the histories and practices of international development with a focus on environmental issues and perspectives from the global South.
Key questions addressed include:
Our Development, Environment, and International Politics MSc gives you the knowledge and skills to understand and shape global debates in Development Studies, Global Environmental Politics, and contemporary International Relations.
Equip yourself with analytical and methodological skills, as well as the conceptual and empirical knowledge needed to understand, explain and interrogate the international politics of development and the environment.
Study the political-economic processes, actors and discourses that shape international development policy and practices.
Understand the relationship between development, the environment and international politics.
Engage with a rich interdisciplinary literature that explores the histories and practices of international development with a focus on environmental issues and perspectives from the global South.
Key questions addressed include:
- How can economic development be reconciled with ecological limits of the planet?
- How do various actors - such as states, non-governmental organisations, social movements, and multilateral institutions - shape environmental policies?
- How do countries in the Global South design initiatives and policies to tackle development and environmental challenges?
- How do global environmental agreements influence local development practices?
- The politics of International Development
- Global Environmental Politics and the politics of sustainable development
- International Relations theory and practice
- Policy analysis and evaluation
- Research methods
- Data analysis
Admission Requirements
4.5+
6.5+
2.7+
70+
125+
A 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent. Degrees from all disciplines will be considered. We will also consider your application on an individual basis if you have lower or non-standard qualifications and relevant professional experience.
12 Months
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
11,400 GBP
International
26,500 GBP
Scholarships
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Newcastle University Nigeria Future Leaders Scholarships (2026 entry)
Master
Open
Value
$13518
Deadline
30 Aug 2026
Application requirements
QS Event Attendance is NOT required
Entry requirements
Newcastle University
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