MSc

MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition

Scottish Just Transition Commission logic, industrial jobs, and carbon budgets—not a generic ESG MSc.

Online or on campus

18 months36 creditsEnglish (dual pathway: Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard)

Overview

Net zero that ignores the North Sea workforce and the coldest housing is a slogan. This MSc starts with just transition as a Scottish policy problem that still has to speak UK carbon-budget and emissions-trading language. You will map a regional industrial pathway, test a skills-and-income claim, and read a climate plan for whether it names losers as well as winners. University of Brigant keeps Edinburgh campus and online students on one standard: identity-checked exams, the same policy instruments, the same refusal to market this as a United Nations traineeship. Cases include heat in tenements, peatland and land use, public-sector estates, and energy-intensive employers—because those are where Scottish politics actually bites. Dual-pathway students keep one deadline calendar so an online candidate is not treated as a correspondence afterthought beside Nicolson Street classmates. The degree does not appoint you to a commission and it does not make you a climate scientist of record. It does train you to sit in an enterprise agency, a union research unit, a local-authority climate team, or a public-body sustainability office without being the person who only cites a global index. No UN, COP, or Scottish Government logos in marketing. MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery through Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery; Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces; Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics; Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality; Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit; Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets, and finish on Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read. Reading is a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. The artefact a marker expects is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Write a just-transition brief that names jobs, bills, and host communities Map UK carbon-budget language onto a Scottish delivery body Interrogate skills and retraining claims against actual vacancies Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Thirty-six credits: UK/Scottish climate instruments, just-transition economics and labour, public-body delivery, and a supervised policy capstone. Dual pathway. Honest non-appointment marketing.

Who This Programme Is For

Local-authority and public-body climate officers
Union, community, and enterprise-agency staff working on industrial transition
NHS, university, and housing-association sustainability managers (non-engineering)
Analysts who refuse generic ESG master’s copy for Scottish places

How you can study

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On-campus study

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Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.

✦ Tuition: £9,500 / US$12,000/year
✦ Location: 3 Lady Lawson St, Edinburgh EH3 9DS, United Kingdom
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What You Will Learn

Write a just-transition brief that names jobs, bills, and host communities
Map UK carbon-budget language onto a Scottish delivery body
Interrogate skills and retraining claims against actual vacancies
Separate adaptation, mitigation, and fairness metrics
State that the award is academic, not a government or UN role

Curriculum

Module 1: Climate instruments in the UK and Scotland

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB581	Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery (UOB581) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB581-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery UOB581-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery UOB581-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery UOB581-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery UOB581-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery UOB581-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery	3 · 30 h
UOB582	Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces (UOB582) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB582-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces UOB582-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces UOB582-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces UOB582-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces UOB582-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces UOB582-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces	3 · 30 h
UOB583	Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics (UOB583) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB583-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics UOB583-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics UOB583-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics UOB583-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics UOB583-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics UOB583-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB581

Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery

Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery (UOB581) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB581-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery
UOB581-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery
UOB581-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery
UOB581-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery
UOB581-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery
UOB581-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Carbon Budgets, ETS Literacy, and Devolved Delivery

3 · 30 h

UOB582

Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces

Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces (UOB582) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB582-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces
UOB582-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces
UOB582-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces
UOB582-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces
UOB582-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces
UOB582-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Heat, Buildings, and Fuel-Poverty Interfaces

3 · 30 h

UOB583

Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics

Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics (UOB583) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB583-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics
UOB583-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics
UOB583-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics
UOB583-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics
UOB583-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics
UOB583-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Land Use, Peat, and Rural Climate Politics

3 · 30 h

Module 2: Just transition as labour and place

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB585	Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality (UOB585) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB585-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality UOB585-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality UOB585-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality UOB585-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality UOB585-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality UOB585-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality	3 · 30 h
UOB586	Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit (UOB586) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB586-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit UOB586-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit UOB586-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit UOB586-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit UOB586-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit UOB586-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit	3 · 30 h
UOB587	Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets (UOB587) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB587-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets UOB587-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets UOB587-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets UOB587-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets UOB587-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets UOB587-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB585

Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality

Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality (UOB585) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB585-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality
UOB585-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality
UOB585-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality
UOB585-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality
UOB585-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality
UOB585-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Industrial Jobs, Retraining Claims, and Vacancy Reality

3 · 30 h

UOB586

Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit

Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit (UOB586) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB586-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit
UOB586-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit
UOB586-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit
UOB586-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit
UOB586-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit
UOB586-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Community Hosting, Consent, and Benefit

3 · 30 h

UOB587

Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets

Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets (UOB587) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB587-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets
UOB587-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets
UOB587-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets
UOB587-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets
UOB587-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets
UOB587-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Public-Sector Estates as Transition Assets

3 · 30 h

Module 3: Delivery without green theatre

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB589	Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties (UOB589) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB589-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties UOB589-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties UOB589-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties UOB589-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties UOB589-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties UOB589-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties	3 · 30 h
UOB590	Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories (UOB590) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB590-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories UOB590-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories UOB590-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories UOB590-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories UOB590-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories UOB590-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories	3 · 30 h
UOB591	Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill (UOB591) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. UOB591-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill UOB591-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill UOB591-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill UOB591-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill UOB591-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill UOB591-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB589

Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties

Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties (UOB589) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB589-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties
UOB589-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties
UOB589-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties
UOB589-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties
UOB589-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties
UOB589-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Adaptation, Flood, and Local-Authority Duties

3 · 30 h

UOB590

Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories

Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories (UOB590) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB590-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories
UOB590-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories
UOB590-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories
UOB590-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories
UOB590-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories
UOB590-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Procurement, Scope 3, and Honest Inventories

3 · 30 h

UOB591

Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill

Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill (UOB591) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.

UOB591-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill
UOB591-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill
UOB591-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill
UOB591-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill
UOB591-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill
UOB591-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Finance, Levies, and Who Pays the Bill

3 · 30 h

Module 4: Capstone

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB593	Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance (UOB593) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB593-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance UOB593-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance UOB593-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance UOB593-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance UOB593-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance UOB593-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance	3 · 30 h
UOB594	Research Methods for Climate Policy Research Methods for Climate Policy (UOB594) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Research Methods for Climate Policy as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB594-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Research Methods for Climate Policy UOB594-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Research Methods for Climate Policy UOB594-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Research Methods for Climate Policy UOB594-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Research Methods for Climate Policy UOB594-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Research Methods for Climate Policy UOB594-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Research Methods for Climate Policy	3 · 30 h
UOB595	Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners (UOB595) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB595-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners UOB595-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners UOB595-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners UOB595-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners UOB595-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners UOB595-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB593

Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance

Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance (UOB593) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB593-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance
UOB593-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance
UOB593-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance
UOB593-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance
UOB593-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance
UOB593-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Comparing Scottish and UK Climate Governance

3 · 30 h

UOB594

Research Methods for Climate Policy

Research Methods for Climate Policy (UOB594) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Research Methods for Climate Policy as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB594-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Research Methods for Climate Policy
UOB594-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Research Methods for Climate Policy
UOB594-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Research Methods for Climate Policy
UOB594-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Research Methods for Climate Policy
UOB594-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Research Methods for Climate Policy
UOB594-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Research Methods for Climate Policy

3 · 30 h

UOB595

Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners

Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners (UOB595) is a 3-credit course on MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB595-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners
UOB595-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners
UOB595-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners
UOB595-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners
UOB595-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners
UOB595-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Writing for Councils, Boards, and Social Partners

3 · 30 h

Career Paths

Climate and just-transition policy officer
Public-body sustainability programme lead
Union or community transition researcher
Local-authority net-zero delivery officer
Industrial-cluster policy analyst (academic award)

Programme Highlights

Scottish just-transition framing, not generic ESG
No UN/COP logos
Dual pathway parity
Industrial and household cases
Capstone on a named Scottish geography

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution (minimum 2:2 / GPA 2.5/4.0 or equivalent national scale)
Identity document for remote identity-checked assessment enrolment
Preferred: work in climate, energy, labour, housing, or public-service sustainability

English language

English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46, or equivalent (waived for prior English-medium study). Dual-pathway applicants state Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online as primary mode without changing academic standards. Gaelic/Scots programmes may require additional language evidence as stated on the programme page.

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words minimum) stating goals, professional context, and fit
Two academic or professional references with verifiable contact details
CV or résumé covering education and relevant work
Official transcripts (digital copies accepted at application; certified copies before award)

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Climate Policy and Just Transition?

The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English (dual pathway: Edinburgh campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Brigant. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. University of Brigant publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@brigant.uk.

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