This is a truly interdisciplinary degree, combining environmental politics and environmental sociology with normative philosophy. This programme provides a social science-based, practice-oriented understanding of global environmental challenges and solutions. Understanding issues such as climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity requires knowledge about the political, moral and societal dimensions of environmental problems and solutions. Students on this programme will develop a critical understanding of the key concepts, actors and dynamics characterising global environmental problems and solutions; engage critically with different disciplinary and theoretical perspectives on environmental issues; assess competing claims and make informed judgments about current global environmental problems; develop their ability to present - in written and verbal form - coherent, balanced arguments; use a range of research skills to plan and execute a significant project of research on a major global environmental challenge.