Overview

This future-focused degree gives you flexibility to design your studies in order to pursue emerging and cross-sector job opportunities, including in international development, security, humanitarian emergencies and sustainability.

By engaging with organisations and communities, thought leaders and students from diverse backgrounds, Master of Global Studies graduates will emerge with advanced knowledge and skills to lead teams, communities and inform strategic decision-making across a diverse range of industries.

The Master of Global Studies degree is future oriented, teaching core skills appropriate to the development, adaptation and use of new approaches and technologies to respond to the needs of specific communities and organisations, and more broadly to make progress in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Throughout your studies, you will select to focus from four specialist streams allowing you to elevate your expertise and set the course for your career.

Our specialist streams

Crisis Management and Disaster Response

Acquire an understanding of the ways in which organisations prepare for and respond to major humanitarian crises, such as conflicts, natural disasters and pandemics.

Development

Build professional capabilities essential to designing, implementing and evaluating international development projects to help communities, cities and countries adapt to changing environments.

Security

Develop detailed knowledge of key contemporary security challenges and the tools to be able to assess risk and propose effective responses to a range of threats.

Urban Sustainability

Develop appropriate technological and community-based responses to issues such as infrastructure development, informal settlements, environmental degradation and the rural-urban interface.