Global Citizenship and Sustainable Leadership (Full-time) (MA)
The MA Global Citizenship and Sustainable Leadership is an interdisciplinary programme prepared to provide a unique leaning experience for students to develop intercultural literacy and leadership skills and to engage with the key challenges of the 21st century.
This innovative programme, developed between the Wales Global Academy and the Institute of Education and Humanities, draws upon the interdisciplinary context of the University’s work to enable students to develop skills, knowledge and social awareness of Global Citizenship by asking questions about empowerment and leadership, social and historical narratives and culture, and identity and dialogue.
Course details
- On-campus
- Full-time
- English
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
This programme offers an opportunity for students to engage critically with a number of key 21st century issues, such as the need for a resilient Global Citizenship, Empowerment and Leadership, Contested Histories, and Critical Approaches to Culture. In addition, the programme assists students in developing the necessary skills to make a difference within their communities, such as intercultural literacy and leadership skills.
The modules adopt a largely critical humanities approach to matters of relevance to global citizenship in the contemporary world, exploring and adopting a number of critical frames in order to interrogate subjects like the legacy of violence, colonisation, environmental degradation, and social displacement. Individual modules and project elements root this approach within areas of particular interest to students.
This critical and humanities orientation of the programme provides a unique aspect to the University’s offer in this area, and further develops strong research and teaching at this level in the Institute of Education and Humanities. This degree actively seeks to engage with diverse communities/individuals to develop a platform for interdisciplinary work which we believe to be vital for a sustainable and harmonious world for today and future generations.
This programme will attract students from diverse backgrounds, interests and range of undergraduate degrees, with a particular focus on enabling students to undertake postgraduate study with UWTSD. This degree responds to graduates and mature students from an international audience who are seeking to develop an in depth understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of Global Citizenship and related matters, and are seeking to understand how different aspects of their lived experience are connected and interconnected.
This programme draws on the University’s commitments to realising the Wales Well-Being of Future Generations Act (2015), to the embedding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as alignment with UNESCO’s Operational Strategy for Youth (2021-27) and Medium Terms Strategy (2022-29) in programme delivery and content.
In delivering on these commitments, the programme draws strongly upon the interdisciplinary context of the current Institute of Education and Humanities offering, aligning itself with developments in the Federation of Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue, the UNESCO Bridges Sustainability Science Coalition, the Canolfan Tir Glas and the Wales Centre for Resilience and Harmony, and the newly developed Global Humanity for Peace Institute. In addition to these new centres of excellence, the programme draws on existing research strength in the Humanities, including areas in sustainability, leadership, global peace, and intercultural and interfaith dialogue.
Compulsory
(30 credits)
(30 credits)
(60 credits)
Optional
(30 credits)
(30 credits)
Disclaimer
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We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals.
For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.
Ratings and Rankings
Staff
Our People
You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses.
Accommodation
Lampeter Accommodation
Our Lampeter accommodation is based on our Lampeter Campus, meaning you are never far from what is happening on campus. We have a variety of different options open to our students which will suit all budgets.
Further information
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Applicants are expected to have a good first degree (a first or upper second), although every application is considered on its own merit, so places may be offered on the basis of professional qualification and relevant experiences. Candidates with a lower degree classification or no degree may be admitted at Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma level, with an opportunity to upgrade to Master’s level if satisfactory progress is made.
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Assessments within modules will allow for a range of outputs including traditional essays, but also the development of research project methodology, seminar presentations, portfolios and other genres of writing. In addition, a strong focus on group work, either as formative or assessed material, will provide a strong and cohesive core to the delivery of the programme.
The core assessment is the final 15,000-word dissertation. The dissertation places a premium on originality and independent research. To equip students with the necessary knowledge and techniques for dissertation work, they will be engaged in research methodology approaches throughout the taught element of the programme.
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Students may spend up to £200 per year on books and additional related materials.
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You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.
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This programme aims to develop students’ intellectual independence and critical engagement in connection with global citizenship and sustainable leadership.