This course combines the latest academic work with hands-on, practical experience of development projects and research. Combining expertise from Development Geography and Environmental Geography; this programme enables you to unpack and explore the key environmental challenges facing development agendas in the global south. Students graduating from our International Development programmes are popular with a wide range of employers. Our graduates have found jobs in many leading organisations such as Restless Development and Oxfam. Many others have gone on to work in private and public services or in business. The emergence of sustainability as a key component of the development agenda means that concern with climate change, desertification, food deserts and declining water supplies are at the forefront of current debates. This programme prepares you with the knowledge and skills to inform policy makers, planners, managers and practitioners as to the critical importance of the environment to development agendas. The programme is designed so that students experience development theory alongside development practice. Our emphasis on applied knowledge and skills is developed through professional skills, field-class and placement work which ensures our students develop the practical and theoretical skills needed to work within development organisations across the world. We give you the ability to analyse, propose policies and implement strategies so that you have the experience and expertise to carry with you through to employment. When you graduate from one of our Master’s programmes you will have gained generic management and communication skills to prepare you for engagement in any working environment. The transferable skills you develop in strategic thinking, teamwork, creativity and communication are exactly what most employers are looking for and will enable you to develop your career. The course includes a 10-day field class currently in Galapagos, Nepal and Tanzania, which provides hands-on experience of research.