This course is being introduced in recognition of the grand challenges of water, food, energy and health security facing the planet. The portfolio of environmental disciplines is exceptionally strong in the University as are its traditions of cross-disciplinary collaboration and cooperation. Along with the flagship MSc in Sustainability, there are three specialised pathways: MSc in Sustainability and Water Security, MSc in Sustainability and the Green Economy, MSc in Sustainability: Climate Change and Low Carbon Futures. This course is suitable for a wide range of graduates from; environmental backgrounds, natural science graduates and arts and social science students wishing to use their social, economic and political perspectives to take on the challenges associated with complex environmental systems and their management. The environmental sector is one of the key growth areas in the global economy and in UK terms is comparable in size to the pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors combined. An MSc in Sustainability is designed to equip our graduates to take up a wide range of careers in policy, practical management, training and research across a spectrum of organisations from local to international and within the public and private sectors.