Geography Taught Masters

MSc Climate, Risk & Society

The taught postgraduate courses on the Risk route share an interdisciplinary foundation in risk and vulnerability. Our different MSc courses on this route deepen students’ understanding of the risks emerging from anthropogenic climate change, hazards and political responses to disruption.

Our MSc in Climate, Risk and Society takes a natural science approach to climate risk. Designed to equip you with an in-depth understanding of how human influence on climate is creating new risks, challenges and greater social vulnerability, it also teaches the necessary skills to develop effective responses to such natural and socio-political threats.

The course is likely to appeal to those with a background in social science, natural science or engineering. It explores how climate risk is defined and managed by individuals, governments and organisations, and considers the decisions they make when addressing uncertainty and the threats it poses to environments and communities across the globe.

MSc Climate, Risk & Society course structure

The MSc Climate, Risk & Society provides students with an advanced understanding of anthropogenic climate change as an issue that poses new risks to society.  The MSc Climate, Risk and Society course provokes students to think critically about how evolving understandings of risk, resilience and vulnerability shape efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

MSc Climate, Risk & Society: Course Brochure (pdf) [Updated for 2026 - Coming soon]

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