Interdisciplinary Futures MA (Hons)

The Edinburgh Futures Institute’s undergraduate degree programme places interdisciplinary learning and complex challenges at the centre of the learning experience.<br/><br/>Our approach begins with profound questions about the world we live in - questions about sustainability, inequality, global health, and conflict. A sustainable, ethical and equitable future for society and the planet cannot be addressed within a single discipline or be superficially ‘solved’ or ‘fixed’.<br/><br/>This approach, bringing together people with diverse skills, experiences, interests and worldviews, will help us create better futures and address personal, local and global challenges together.<br/><br/>This degree programme is designed so you can connect with the communities, businesses, employers and environments you will find in the professional world.<br/><br/>Our approach equips you with the teamwork, critical and creative skills most valued by employers. You will:<br/><br/><br/>* develop the confidence, knowledge, and skills to work, live, and make a difference in a rapidly changing world<br/><br/><br/>* gain key employability skills and collaborative experiences with different communities and partners - preparing you for a career of your choice<br/><br/><br/>* access leading research and award-winning teaching from a wide range of disciplines and subjects at the University of Edinburgh<br/><br/><br/>* benefit from a choice of courses across subject areas, dedicated student support, and opportunities for personal development<br/><br/><br/>* learn to apply your knowledge to complex problems, and your skills and insight toward building better futures<br/><br/><br/>We feature a high level of support and guidance that is a core part of teaching and learning while ensuring that you will benefit from a self-directed approach.<br/><br/>This programme is a launching pad for developing confidence, taking risks, exploring uncertainty and challenges and applying critical thinking.<br/><br/><strong>Programme benefits</strong><br/><br/><br/>* Interdisciplinary study is designed to give you the confidence, knowledge, and skills to work, live, and make a difference in a rapidly changing world. It has a strong focus on developing key employability skills.<br/><br/><br/>* Experience active learning, engage with open questions, and dive into challenge-led teamwork at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. You will build the experience and the skills that employers value while gaining a degree that prepares you for the unpredictable.<br/><br/><br/>* Interdisciplinary study is designed for collaborative experiences with different communities and partners. You will focus on complex local or global challenges, with learning and teaching linked to cutting-edge research and the big future issues facing our planet and societies.<br/><br/><br/>* You will have access to the University of Edinburgh’s world-leading research and award-winning teaching across a wide range of disciplines and subjects and you will be able to study chosen areas in depth.<br/>