The three core modules address key issues of theory and practice.
- Environmental and social issues in mountain areas
- Sustainable development
- Policy analysis
A range of optional modules are available, some of these are for skills development; others will help to develop a deeper understanding of key issues:
- Developing communities
- Biodiversity management
- Sustainable deer management
- Developing potential through placement
- Field studies
- People and nature
- Local economic development
- Research methods and techniques
- Sustainable tourism
- Water management
- Public engagament in decision-making
- Sustainable rural land use and energy
Students continuing to the MSc carry out a research dissertation into an issue of their choice, selected in consultation with a supervisor. The results are presented in a 15,000 word dissertation.