Master of Arts in Migration, Climate Change and the Environment

Webster University

The master of arts in migration, climate change and the environment (MAMCE) focuses on the migration, environmental degradation and climate change nexus. It provides tools to better understand and address migration in the context of climate and environmental change. 

The MAMCE provides students with an up-to-date and in-depth understanding of modern migration dynamics and policy developments and with an original lens of how migration policy connects to other policy areas. 

Students will gain specialized expertise in research methodologies, gathering and analyzing data and evidence on migration and environment, and will acquire the skills required to analyze the role of migration in international environmental law, especially climate change law. 

Moreover, the program offers the analytical tools to grasp the complexities of different legal regimes such as international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law. 

Students will identify the responsibilities of States and also non-State actors such as private companies, vis-à-vis migrants. The program also aims to help students gain insights into what it means in our contemporary world to work with migrants and communities, and to better understand how policy responses are evolving as migration trends are also changing.

The program also prepares students for more advanced studies and advanced research on migration.

Students benefit from the expertise of both academics and practitioners from the International Geneva and from a personalized approach.

Coursework provides exposure to issues such as globalization, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), human rights law, international humanitarian law, humanitarian action and economic development. The program prepares students to work in a governmental agency, an intergovernmental organization, a nongovernmental organization or a multinational corporation. This program is also recommended for students planning to pursue a PhD or an academic career at another institution.