Environment, Culture and Communication

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MLitt Full-time 12 Months Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communicationsEnglish literature and creative writingPolitics

About this course

This Masters in Environment, Culture & Communication explores the relationships we hold with our ‘wild’ environments, and how these evolved. You will develop a knowledge of environmental debates from both cultural and scientific perspectives, and learn to communicate environmental issues using a variety of tools and strategies. The programme is suitable for students with or without a specialism in literary or environmental studies.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • This interdisciplinary programme focuses on the emergent field of ecocriticism and the wider environmental humanities, and aims to enable students to understand environmental issues from multiple perspectives.

  • The School of Social & Environmental Sustainability is one of the UK’s foremost pockets of expertise in interdisciplinary environmental teaching and research.

  • The programme connects its activities to the wider environment in applied ways through fieldtrips to varied locations, including the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve, the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park, the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, and the Lake District National Park. Dumfries & Galloway is also home to the world-class Crawick Multiverse, designed by the internationally renowned land artist Charles Jencks.

  • Dumfries & Galloway, in south west Scotland, is an ideal location for environmental study and research. The unspoilt beaches, hills and forests provide a stunning and diverse outdoor classroom, while the region’s thriving artistic community, which specialises in environmental art, is a source of inspiration.

  • The degree features a programme of guest speakers from relevant fields and publications.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    You will take three core and three optional courses. There is a choice of project work: you can choose to engage with a particular contemporary environmental issue or case study, or to undertake a personal interaction with the features of a particular location, examining notions of place creatively. You will also undertake a dissertation, through which you can develop and demonstrate independent research skills or a work placement where you will undertake research in a relevant organisation or company.

    Core courses Environmental Communication* Environmental Politics and Society* Reading the Environment: Old and New World Romanticisms Writing the Environment: Modern and Contemporary Nature Writing

    *You must take at least one of these courses.

    Optional courses may include: A Cultural History Of Animals Ecology, Environment and Conservation Environmental Ethics and Behaviour Change Tourism Sustainability And Climate Change

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MLitt

    Location: Dumfries

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MLitt

    Location: Dumfries

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1133 Public relations and communications directors
    3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
    3412 Authors, writers and translators
    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
    4135 Library clerks and assistants

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MLitt
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Dumfries
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications, English literature and creative writing, Politics

    Offered by

    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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