MSc Climate Change and Development

Two-year MSc program integrating climate science, ecological economics, and development policy to address climate impacts and adaptation pathways in vulnerable regions.
 

Program analyzes social, economic, and environmental drivers of climate change and evaluates development strategies through an ecological-economics lens. 

Training develops competencies in climate policy, vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning, environmental governance, and interdisciplinary research. Graduates are positioned for technical, analytical, and policy roles across environmental and development sectors. Intake limited to 20 students at IOE Pulchowk.

Features
• Offered exclusively at IOE Pulchowk Campus
• Strong integration of climate science with development studies
• Interdisciplinary approach grounded in ecological economics
• Research-driven coursework with strong analytical emphasis
• Competitive IOE entrance exam
• Structured quota system including female and faculty reservations
• Eligibility spans engineering, agriculture, forestry, and science backgrounds

Admission process (points)
• Complete IOE online application form within the deadline.
• Deposit entrance fee and enter voucher number in the application.
• Select correct entrance stream.
• Fill all required details without skipping fields.
• Upload photo and valid ID (citizenship/passport/last exam admit card).
• Sit for IOE entrance exam; secure required minimum score.
• Placement determined by merit under regular, full-fee, reserved, and sponsored categories.

Job prospects
• Climate policy analyst
• Climate adaptation and resilience planner
• Environmental consultant
• Researcher in climate and development
• NGO/INGO climate program officer
• Disaster risk reduction specialist
• Climate finance and project development support roles
• Government agencies: environment, forestry, agriculture, urban planning
• Academia and research institutions