MSc Moral Economy & Sustainable Development

What will I study?

The programme offers a valuable learning experience and opens employment opportunities and career development in public service, NGO/charitable and private sectors at national and international levels and in areas of ethics, sustainable development, academic research, policy making, management and consultancy.

The specialist units in moral economy and sustainable development have been developed by subject specialists at Al-Maktoum College and complement the units on offer at Abertay University.

Units are taught mainly at Al-Maktoum College with some teaching taking place at Abertay University; students will have full access to both campuses.

The programmes begin with a 2-week foundation module to bring all students up to a common minimum standard. The foundation module also introduces students to important learning resources within Abertay University and Al-Maktoum College and starts the process of encouraging students to work in teams and to see their fellow students as an important learning resource over and above the resources available at the University and the College.

Teaching and Assessment

Each 20-credit unit compromises 200 hours of learning; this is made up of 40 hours of teaching and 160 hours of independent study.

Classes are made up of lectures, seminars and tutorials and you will have 2 hours of contact teaching per week.

Careers & Employability

MSc Moral Economy & Sustainable Development graduates will be provided with in-depth knowledge necessary to solve the challenges facing our planet, society and the environment, as well as the interdisciplinary and transferable skills to tackle them.

The programme equips students to work in sustainability-related fields in international and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and corporations.

There are PhD opportunities available to students.

Students have full access to the Abertay Careers Service.

A good (at least a lower second class Honours degree or equivalent) first degree.