Sustainable Development at The University of Edinburgh
Sustainable Development (MA (Hons), HL23) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 176–191 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 20%, a baccalaureate 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- HL23 · H2 civil engineering + L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities82%86%
Assessment and feedback74%84%
Academic support88%90%
Organisation and management88%83%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice74%80%
80 final-year students · 55% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£27.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
76% working10% working and studying2% studying4% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
45%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
- Media Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
social anthropology social sciences
sociology social sciences
social anthropology social sciences
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physical geographical sciences at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Geography MGeog | 112 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bristol | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAA - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology and Physical Geography MSci | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Environmental Geography MSci | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Business and Climate Change BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Geography BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Environment, Culture and Communication BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Geography MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Bristol, UWE | Geography BA (Hons) | See entry requirements | 112–127 |
| Cornwall College | Soil Science FdSc | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | Sustainable Development this course | — | 176–191 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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- Earth Sciences and Physical Geography BSc (Hons)
- Earth Sciences and Physical Geography MEarthSci
- Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons)
- Geography BSc (Hons)
- Geography MA (Hons)
- Geophysics BSc (Hons)