本课程使学生能够学习人类学思想和方法对于理解当代世界的环境，社会和经济危机至关重要。它讲授如何利用本地知识和基于社区的方法，而不是依靠全球蓝图来实现可持续发展。该课程由一支活跃的跨学科团队教授，该团队参与有关发展问题的世界级研究。我们通过参与式方法以及与全球南方赋权项目的积极合作，提供有关实现环境和社会可持续性的比较知识。专业知识的地理区域包括撒哈拉以南非洲，南美，南亚，东南亚，中东，欧洲和美拉尼西亚。员工还帮助学生与杜伦（Durham）优秀的研究社区建立联系，例如危险，风险与适应力研究所以及杜伦能源研究
The MSc in Sustainability, Energy and Development focuses on the global challenges of climate change and inequality, providing you with a wide understanding of the processes and practices that contribute to these acute issues and an insight into the depth of change that is required in order to tackle them and how that is achieved.<br><br>The course emphasises the need to understand the role that can be played by local and indigenous knowledge and community-focused action as well as the contribution made through the words and actions of local and national states, corporations, agencies and international organisations in their efforts to address these challenges.<br><br>You will be taught by an active, interdisciplinary team who are all involved in world-class research on energy, sustainability and development issues. Collaborations between the Department and the wider sector mean there are opportunities to get involved in a range of exciting programmes that aim to create a world of environmental and social sustainability. These include projects for empowering climate resilience in the Global South, inclusion and equality within European countries, the role of local authorities as agents of change with research in north east England, and projects to address the social and political aspects of new technology development locally and globally.<br><br>The course is designed to develop critical, analytical, interpretative, integrative and presentation skills and is based on core modules that look at the challenges of making the transition to sustainability in a way that benefits disadvantaged areas of society and on culturally informed perspectives on newer themes such as resilience and energy justice.<br><br>Optional modules allow you to pursue your own interests while the dissertation enables you to carry out independent research under the supervision of a tutor with expertise in your chosen area.