Postgraduate online learning degrees

Study part-time and 100% online, from anywhere in the world. Learn from world-leading experts in key fields of climate change and carbon management.

Our online learning environment offers you a flexible way to study a postgraduate programme whilst maintaining your professional and personal commitments.

MSc Climate Change Management (Online Learning)

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Are you ready to confront the challenges of global climate change?

Carbon management is at the heart of tackling climate change. It has rapidly become a central part of the global business environment.

With our MSc Carbon Management (Online Learning), you can develop the skills and knowledge to engage critically with climate change discussions and challenges for an equitable transition toward a resilient, low-carbon future for all.

You will be taught by world-leading experts in key fields of climate change and carbon management. The programme also has excellent relationships with relevant employers, as well as a strong alumni network around the globe.

This programme is delivered 100% online and part-time, enabling you to study flexibly and at your own pace. Many students continue to work full-time and partake in the programme. You will benefit from interaction and engagement with our expert staff, as well as your peers around the world.

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PgCert Global Environment Challenges

This part-time, online distance learning programme takes a multidisciplinary approach to understanding global warming, ecosystem disruption and biodiversity loss, and will develop your capacity to address them in your professional life.

Online learning is extremely flexible allowing you to study around existing work and family commitments. You can study with us from anywhere in the world, there is no need to come to Edinburgh and you can choose when and where you study. Studying at Masters level can lift your career to the next level, whether that be to help you stand out from the crowd or to transition to a new career.


Study when and where suits you. We use a variety of platforms to deliver teaching and enable you to collaborate with other students and staff. Studying online is not an isolated experience. You will have regular contact with students from around the world and our academic staff here in Edinburgh. 


The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s leading institutions and offers online students the same teaching and support as on-campus students. You will be taught by lecturers and tutors who are among the leading figures in their field.


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