MPhil in Conservation Leadership

The MPhil degree in Conservation Leadership is a full-time, one-year, masters course, aimed at graduates with five or more years of experience in conservation. The unique feature of this new course is its delivery by a partnership between the university departments and conservation organizations based around Cambridge. The course aims to deliver a world-class and interdisciplinary education in Conservation Leadership that is not available elsewhere.

MPhil in Environmental Science

The Department will not be running this MPhil in academic year 2012-13 and will therefore not be offering admission for October 2012. We expect to run the course again for admission for October 2013 for the academic year 2013-14.

MPhil in Environment, Society and Development

The MPhil degree in Environment, Society and Development (ESD) aims to provide students with conceptual tools for understanding the problems which arise in the management of natural resources in the process of development.

MPhil in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies

The course seeks to provide rigorous advanced training in the multi- and inter-disciplinary study of Gender. It is designed for those who wish to go on to prepare for PhD or further research, but also for students who want to enhance their understanding of 'Gender' by undertaking a one-year MPhil only.

MPhil in Geographical Research
(ESRC Recognised)

The course seeks to bridge the gap between first degree and PhD or further research and is intended for students who have a good first degree in geography or a related discipline.

• Studentships for UK and EU applicants

MPhil in Polar Studies
(Jointly taught with the Scott Polar Research Institute)

The MPhil in Polar Studies is a full-time Masters course lasting one academic year (9 months). The course is primarily a research degree, where the central feature is an extended dissertation of not more than 20,000 words. The course is split into two 'strands'; Humanities and Social Sciences, and Physical Sciences.