MA Global Governance and Sustainable Development

The MA Global Governance and Sustainable Development degree is taught within Middlesex University’s School of Law where we deliver high-quality teaching and research, and provide a supportive learning environment, helping students to achieve excellent academic results.

A topic of global importance since the late 1980’s, ‘sustainable development’ refers to “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland Report, 1987). It encompasses responsible utilisation of environmental resources and the establishment of social and economic contexts which enable that. Sustainable development is at the heart of global policies such as Agenda 21, which emerged from the UN Earth Summit in 1992 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals enshrined in a UN resolution as recently as 2015.

Quality of governance is increasingly recognised as central to sustainable development, which requires achieving just and legitimate outcomes in major global socio-economic and environmental issues such as poverty, climate change, food security and biodiversity loss.

Personal and Professional Development Programme

• Provide Students with In Depth Knowledge of Evolving Theoretical and Conceptual, Governance and Policy Debates Within the Field of Sustainable Development.
• Develop Students’ Systematic Critical Awareness of The Complexities that Inhibit the Ability of National and International Policies to Effectively Address Global Challenges Such as Climate Change and Poverty.
• Provide an Intellectual Setting in Which Students Can Develop Appreciation of Substantive Issues in Relation to Processes of Governance and Public Policy Formulation in Different Societies and Contexts.
• Opportunities to Participate in Field Visits to International Organisations
• Develop Critical Understanding of Notions Such as Sustainability, Social Justice, and Rights.
• Enhance Opportunities for Senior/managerial Level Employment Through Advanced Intellectual, Communication, Technological and Work Related Skills.
• Provide Students with A Multi-Disciplinary Understanding of The Changing Trends in Sustainable Development.
• Foster Students’ Ability to Collect, Analyse and Interpret Information on Key Issues Related to Their Programme of Study and To Use This to Construct Reasoned, Evidenced Argument.
• Apply research, policy, legislation and best practice principles to complex situations relevant to their own area of work or career aspirations through a substantial piece of independent study.