MA Global Sustainable Development (Dumfries campus)
About this course
MA in Global Sustainable Development (Dumfries campus), an undergraduate degree exploring ecological challenges, environmental protection, and global inequalities. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes field trips to locations such as afforestation projects, energy infrastructure, and brownfield redevelopment sites. The first year introduces environmental issues and sustainability through modules like Introduction to Sustainable Development, Introduction To Global Environmental Issues, People, Power and Place, and Energy, Waste and Pollution: Options for Sustainability. Year 2 examines human development, ethics, and politics with modules including Global Perspectives on Health and Human Development, Ethics: environment and development, Political Economy of Globalisation and Development, and Politics and the Environment. Year 3 builds analytical skills through Advanced Texts in Sustainable Development, Innovation and Enterprise for Sustainability, Research Methods for Social Science, and Dissertation 3 alongside placement opportunities. Year 4 concludes the programme with the Environmental Field Course, Migration and development, Water resources policy and governance, and Honours Action Research Project II.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB or CCC IB: 32 (5,5,5) Scottish Higher: BBBB Higher Scottish Higher (widening access): No Adjusted Higher Requirements.
What students say
Based on about 76 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 125 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 8%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 22 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 115 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- London: 9%
- South East: 1%
- Scotland: 82%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 145 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 62%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 19%
- Foundation course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 9%
- Other qualifications: 7%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Modules
- Introduction to Sustainable Development
- Introduction To Global Environmental Issues
- People, Power and Place
- Energy, Waste and Pollution: Options for Sustainability
- Global Perspectives on Health and Human Development
- Ethics: environment and development
- Political Economy of Globalisation and Development
- Politics and the Environment
- Environmental Communication and Behaviour Change
- Advanced Texts in Sustainable Development
- Innovation and Enterprise for Sustainability
- Research Methods for Social Science
- Dissertation 3
- Placement
- Placement (International)
- Environmental Field Course
- Migration and development
- Water resources policy and governance
- Honours Action Research Project II
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Global Sustainable Development (Dumfries campus) at University of Glasgow earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £38,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for Development studies.
What do graduates of MA Global Sustainable Development (Dumfries campus) at University of Glasgow do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Global Sustainable Development (Dumfries campus) at University of Glasgow?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Global Sustainable Development (Dumfries campus) at University of Glasgow?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 199 UCAS points.
How many students continue on MA Global Sustainable Development (Dumfries campus) at University of Glasgow?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 8% left higher education.