prospectus

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ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL
SCIENCE
Social science perspectives are crucial to
understanding and solving environmental problems.
Human behaviour produces many elements of
the ‘natural’ environment, from landscapes to
floods and famines. Local and national policies
and international agreements regulate the
environmental practices of corporations,
governments and households. The social sciences
have a great deal to contribute to understanding
what have become defined as environmental issues,
and what measures can most effectively tackle them.
The interdisciplinary Environmental Social Science programmes draw
on the contributions of anthropology, conservation and ecology, law,
social policy and sociology. In each of these disciplines, Kent is very
active in research, and so these programmes are informed by and build
upon this strong base. Our research activities across the various subject
areas were highly rated in the Research Excellence Framework (REF)
2014 (see p120 for details).
Postgraduate resources
Our postgraduate students have
access to dedicated space within
the School and are able to take
advantage of excellent library
and computing facilities. Where
appropriate, research students
are encouraged to expand their
experience by teaching part-time
in the School.
Research programmes
For the most up-to-date information,
see www.kent.ac.uk/pg/14
Environmental Social
Science MSc, MPhil, PhD
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Location: Canterbury
Research programmes involve
writing a thesis on a particular
topic with specialist supervision.
You are given research training,
which is tailored to the particular
needs of your research and takes
into account any training you have
previously received. You also have
opportunities to take modules
on relevant subjects on a
non-assessed basis to fill
any gaps in your background.
We offer research supervision
across a broad range of topics.
We are especially interested
in applications that include
proposals to investigate the social
dimensions of environmental
issues in the countries in which
we have area expertise, and
topics in environmental politics
and environmental movements.
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