Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
The MA in Environmental Humanities at Warwick will introduce you to major debates around climate change, the Anthropocene, energy, sustainability, ecological futures and environmental justice. Drawing on a combination of seminars, research projects and fieldwork, you will deepen your critical understanding of key ecological concepts and methods, while developing your competence in analysing the implications and developments of the global environmental crisis and ongoing climate emergency. As important, you will be given the opportunity to think creatively about ways of connecting theory and practice.
Considering your position as a future scholar and environmentally conscious global citizen, this MA will immerse you in the study of cultural work from across the globe. You will take a core module in the history, methodology and theory of Environmental Humanities, choose from a wide range of modules that address various perspectives in climate change, environment, sustainability and ecology, and write a dissertation on an (approved) topic of your choice with a specialised supervisor.
65% in an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.
Applicants are asked to provide a writing sample and/or personal statement to demonstrate suitability for the course.*
*For example, those applicants from a non-Humanities background but with strong elements in Environmental Studies.
For fees and funding information please see our website
We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries.
Graduates from our courses have gone on to work for a range of employers, including: Deloitte; International Institute for Environment and Development; TeachFirst; The Times; V&A Museum; Yale University Press. They have pursued roles such as: arts officers, producers and directors; higher education teaching professionals; journalists, newspaper and periodical editors; management consultants and business analysts and marketing associate professionals.
Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:
Core modules
Optional modules
Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:
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