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Programmes are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits as outlined below. 

You are required to take the following module: 

If you choose the Science pathway, you are also required to take the following modules: 

If you choose the Policy pathway, you are also required to take the following modules: 

In addition, for both the Science and Policy pathways, students are required to take 75 credits, of which at least 30 credits must be from the prescribed list of options specific to this programme.

Prescribed List of options Specific to this programme, which may typically include:

Other Optional Modules may typically include:

Any Level 7 (Masters) modules offered in the Department of Geography that are not subject to exclusion criteria (e.g. prerequisite modules or restricted to the specific Masters’ programme).

Up to 20 credits of Level 7 (Master’s) modules from other King’s Departments or Institutes outside of Geography, subject to approvals. 

Part-time study for this programme is in-person at King's College London. Applicants for part-time should contact the Programme Directors to understand how the programme works particularly in relation to existing work commitments and/or caring responsibilities.

Part-time students on both the science and policy pathways are advised to only take 60-75 credits of taught modules in their first year. In other words, 4-5 modules. Part-time students must attend every session of their chosen modules, which can require students to attend sessions across several days each week during the teaching semester.

Part-time students on the Science Pathway are advised to take Modelling Environmental Change, Researching Climate Change: Key Methods, and Fundamentals of Climate Change in their first year. Students on the Policy Pathway are advised to take Environmental Science and Policymaking and Fundamentals of Climate Change in their first year, and Researcing Climate Change: Key Methods, in their second year.

If part-time students have strong reason to deviate from this schedule, they should consult with and have the agreement of the Programme Directors

Please note that for international students, UK Government guidelines are currently more restrictive for those holding part-time visas than full-time visas. If you hold a student visa for a part-time programme, you will not have the right to undertake any work, paid or unpaid, in the UK. Therefore, the Internship (Environment and Society) module is only available to full-time overseas students but not part-time overseas students, as the UK government considers it unpaid work. The Internship module is also available to full- or part-time home students.