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This module explores how the contested concepts of Sustainable Development and Human Rights interact at international, national and local scales. Using a combination of multimedia, scholarship and current issues, it critically examines inclusion/exclusion and reflects on whether and how current policy and practice promotes the rights and ‘development’ of ‘marginalised groups’.

This interdisciplinary module co-taught by governance and environmental experts, provides you with an in-depth understanding of the central sustainability challenges faced by humanity today, and governance theories, approaches and solutions, including international agreements, legislation, policies and voluntary responses to address them.

This module provides knowledge and skills to understand, critique and apply the notion of sustainable development in the contemporary global context. You will develop a critical understanding of challenges, such as climate breakdown, food insecurity and growing inequality and explore governance approaches and instruments to address them in a fair and sustainable manner.

This module explores the social, political and economic issues related to intersectionality and to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity in policy and practice. Employing an intersectional, embodied, activist approach it explores how characteristics such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and disability can inform policy frameworks, monitoring and evaluation.

This module involves an independent research project on a topic relevant to your programme. It introduces research methods at postgraduate level and fosters analytical skills relevant to your research project and future career. You will choose from a range of extra-curricular methods sessions, to customise your package of research skills.

This module provides you with an opportunity to apply to work in an organisation which offers an alternative or new experience relevant to your professional career aspirations for a period of 44 working days. It develops advanced professional practitioner skills in your specific field, to enhance your career prospects.

The module aims to develop professional practice through the application of relevant academic skills and concepts from the programmes to a practical work context. This may be through an in-situ placement or as projects conducted in a ‘consultancy’ type setting, which will support a professional approach to the contemporary world of work and make a tangible contribution to an organisation. The module intends to open possibilities in the field concerned by enabling the student to acquire reflective, generic and transferrable professional capabilities. 

This Continuing Professional Development course, co-taught with London Development Trust (LDT), provides the skills and knowledge to understand and critique approaches to sustainable urban development. You will explore and apply practical approaches to complex and diverse urban settings, to address challenges related to urban regeneration, social inequality, health and climate change. 

This module provides a critical understanding of the historical and contemporary geopolitics of migration and the theories and approaches used to explain these processes in the 21st century.  It critically reviews the complex frameworks developed to explain the economic, social and political transformation brought about by migration.

This module draws on the advanced classical and critical theories of International relations and geopolitical perspectives applied to the study of the foreign policy traditions, risk assessment strategies and practices of the key actors and cases in global politics. It is designed to encourage and enable you to specialize in study of foreign analysis or employment in fields related to governmental and non-governmental sectors including business, political risk, media, security and diplomacy.  

This module focuses on the societal drivers and impacts of climate change, and how it is linked to global social inequalities. It interrogates the role of colonialism, race and hegemonic political and economic agendas in relation to climate. You will gain a critical understanding of climate migration and climate refugees and understand transformational change for an equitable, climate resilient future.

This module introduces you to the field's complexities, bridging international human rights law, criminal law, and trade law, and examines corporate liability, challenging traditional State-focused frameworks. You will explore international standards, including those from the UN, EU, OECD, and World Bank, gaining critical tools to assess the human rights impacts of global business practices. 

You will be studying at our leafy north London campus in Hendon.

Whether you are studying full or part-time – your course timetable will balance your study commitments on campus with time for work, life commitments and independent study.

We aim to make timetables available to students at least 2 weeks before the start of term. Some weeks are different due to how we schedule classes and arrange on-campus sessions.

Teaching and independent learning
In a typical year, you’ll spend about 1200 hours on the taught aspects of the course.

Outside of teaching hours, you’ll learn independently through self-study which will involve reading articles and books, working on projects, undertaking research, and preparing for assessments including coursework, presentations and exams.

Typical weekly breakdown

A typical week looks like this:

Approximate number of hours on placement

Full-time students

• 30 hours per week over a maximum of 44 days over 24 weeks for a 60 credit placement
• The one-year Professional Experience will involve a minimum of 30 hours per week over a minimum of 40 weeks in the second year

Part-time students

• 15 hours week over a maximum of 22 days over 12 weeks for a 15 credit placement 
• The one-year Professional Experience will involve a maximum of 15 hours per week over a maximum of 20 weeks in the second year

Learning terms

FT: Full-time

PT: Part-time

On-campus: This includes tutor-led sessions such as seminars, lab sessions and demonstrations as well as student-led sessions for work in small groups.

Independent study: This is the work you do in your own time including reading and research.

Part-time study

You can also study this course part-time over two years.

You have a strong support network available to you to make sure you develop all the necessary academic skills you need to do well on your course.

Our support services will be delivered online and on campus and you have access to a range of different resources so you can get the help you need, whether you’re studying at home or have the opportunity to come to campus.

You have access to one to one and group sessions for personal learning and academic support from our library and IT teams, and our network of learning experts. Our teams will also be here to offer financial advice, and personal wellbeing, mental health and disability support.

Your knowledge and understanding is assessed by a variety of assessment methods including essays, reports, reviews, individual and group presentations and a research proposal/placement report. The range of coursework submissions will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of theory and practice and their ability to sustain a coherent argument in different ways. 

To help you achieve the best results, we will provide regular feedback.