The Environmental Change Institute (ECI) is delighted to announce the launch of the MSc in Environmental Change and Policy (ECP), which builds on the former MSc in Environmental Change and Management.
The MSc Environmental Change and Policy (ECP) places strong emphasis on both environmental change and the policy and practice needed to respond to it, aligning with emerging demands in the field for graduates who can both understand and act upon environmental science.
Within the University, the MSc ECP offers a unique blend of policy and environmental change studies. While it complements other environmental-related courses – such as those in environmental law, economics, and sustainability – it is distinctive in its focus on actionable policy design in the environmental sphere, a critically important area for addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Organised around three themes – understanding environmental change, policy responses to environmental change, and methods and techniques for evidence-based decision-making – the MSc ECP is designed to prepare graduates to design and evaluate actionable policies, grounded in evidence, and informed by leadership skills.
Dr Avidesh Seenath, Course Director, said:
The MSc ECP fills a gap in existing environmental courses by offering integrated, interdisciplinary training that not only connects global environmental changes with practical policy responses, but also explicitly links environmental research to policy-making – a feature that is not typically emphasised in both undergraduate and graduate environmental courses.
"Its focus on leadership development and research-based evidence for policy aligns with the needs of future employers in government, international agencies, and NGOs.”
Find out more about the MSc ECP.
Admissions for the first cohort (entry in 2026–27) will open soon – see the University’s Graduate Admissions pages for updates.