Subject Guides

Digital finance, climate governance, public policy — fields whose programme names differ at every university. Each guide explains what the field actually teaches, who it suits (and who it doesn't), where to study it, and which scholarships fund it.

AI Ethics and Society

a.k.a. Responsible AI, Ethics of AI, AI and Society

AI and Public Policy

a.k.a. AI Governance, Technology Policy, Digital Policy

Agribusiness and Food Economics

a.k.a. Agricultural Economics, Food and Resource Economics

Agricultural Technology

a.k.a. AgTech, Precision Agriculture, Smart Farming

Anti-Corruption and Governance

a.k.a. Governance and Integrity, Corruption Studies

Behavioural Science

a.k.a. Behavioural Economics, Behavioural and Decision Science

Biodiversity Conservation

a.k.a. Conservation Science, Ecology and Conservation, Nature Recovery

Carbon Management

a.k.a. Carbon Accounting, Greenhouse Gas Management

Circular Economy

a.k.a. Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency, Sustainable Resource Management

Climate Finance

a.k.a. Carbon Finance, Climate Investment

Climate Governance

a.k.a. Climate Change Policy, Climate Change, Management and Finance, Global Climate Politics

Computational Social Science

a.k.a. Social Data Science, Applied Social Data Science

Cultural Heritage Management

a.k.a. Heritage Studies, Museum and Heritage Management

Cybersecurity Policy

a.k.a. Cyber Policy, Information Security Management, Cybersecurity and Governance

Data Journalism

a.k.a. Computational Journalism, Digital Journalism

Development Economics

a.k.a. Economics of Development, International and Development Economics

Digital Finance

a.k.a. FinTech, Financial Technology, Digital Economy and Finance

Digital Governance

a.k.a. GovTech, Digital Transformation of Government, E-Governance

Digital Trade

a.k.a. E-Commerce Law, Digital Economy and Trade

Disaster Risk Management

a.k.a. Disaster Risk Reduction, Humanitarian Engineering, Risk and Resilience

Education Policy

a.k.a. Education Policy and International Development, Comparative Education

Education Technology

a.k.a. EdTech, Digital Education, Learning Sciences and Technology

Energy Economics

a.k.a. Energy and Resource Economics, Economics of Energy Markets

Energy Transition

a.k.a. Energy Policy, Sustainable Energy Systems, Energy Systems and Policy

Environmental Law

a.k.a. Climate Law, Environmental and Energy Law

Environmental Policy

a.k.a. Environmental Governance, Environment and Development

Epidemiology and Health Data Science

a.k.a. Applied Epidemiology, Population Health Data Science

Financial Regulation

a.k.a. Banking and Financial Regulation, Financial Law and Regulation

Food Security

a.k.a. Food Systems, Food Policy, Global Food Security and Nutrition

Gender and Development

a.k.a. Gender Studies, Women, Peace and Security

Geographic Data Science

a.k.a. GIS, Geospatial Analysis, Spatial Data Science

Global Biosecurity

a.k.a. Health Security, Pandemic Preparedness, Biosecurity and Biodefense

Global Governance

a.k.a. International Organisations, Global Affairs, Diplomacy and Global Governance

Global Health

a.k.a. Global Health Policy, International Public Health

Global Mental Health

a.k.a. Mental Health Policy and Services, Public Mental Health

Global Nutrition

a.k.a. Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition for Global Health

Health Economics

a.k.a. Health Economics and Policy, Health Economics, Policy and Management

Health Informatics

a.k.a. Digital Health, Health Data Science, eHealth

Health Systems Management

a.k.a. Health Policy, Planning and Financing, Healthcare Management

Higher Education Management

a.k.a. Higher Education Studies, International Higher Education

Human-Centred AI

a.k.a. Human-AI Interaction, Human-Centred Computing

Humanitarian Action

a.k.a. Humanitarian Studies, Humanitarianism and Conflict Response

Humanitarian Logistics

a.k.a. Emergency Supply Chain Management, Humanitarian Supply Chain

International Development

a.k.a. Development Studies, Global Development

International Human Rights Law

a.k.a. Human Rights Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

International Trade Law

a.k.a. International Economic Law, Trade and Investment Law

Islamic Finance

a.k.a. Islamic Banking and Finance

Migration Studies

a.k.a. Migration and Refugee Studies, International Migration

Monitoring and Evaluation

a.k.a. Programme Evaluation, Impact Evaluation, MEL

NGO and Nonprofit Management

a.k.a. Nonprofit Leadership, Civil Society Management

Ocean Sustainability

a.k.a. Blue Economy, Marine Management, Ocean Governance

One Health

a.k.a. Planetary Health, One Health: Ecosystems, Humans and Animals

Peace and Conflict Studies

a.k.a. Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, Security and Conflict

Platform Regulation

a.k.a. Internet Governance, Tech Regulation, Digital Markets Regulation

Public Financial Management

a.k.a. Public Finance, Government Financial Management

Public Policy

a.k.a. MPP, Public Administration and Policy, Policy Analysis

Quantitative Finance

a.k.a. Mathematical Finance, Financial Engineering, Computational Finance

Renewable Energy Engineering

a.k.a. Sustainable Energy Engineering, Renewable Energy Systems

Science Communication

a.k.a. Public Engagement with Science, Science Media

Science and Technology Policy

a.k.a. Innovation Policy, Science, Technology and Innovation

Social Entrepreneurship

a.k.a. Social Innovation, Impact Entrepreneurship

Social Policy

a.k.a. Social Policy and Development, Comparative Social Policy

Space Policy

a.k.a. Space Law, Space Governance, Astropolitics

Sports Analytics

a.k.a. Sport Data Science, Performance Analysis

Sustainability Science

a.k.a. Sustainable Development, Sustainability and Management

Sustainable Finance

a.k.a. Green Finance, ESG Investing, Climate and Environmental Finance

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

a.k.a. Supply Chain Sustainability, Global Logistics and Sustainability

Sustainable Tourism

a.k.a. Tourism and Sustainability, Ecotourism Management

Tax Policy and Administration

a.k.a. International Taxation, Taxation Law and Policy

Urban Governance

a.k.a. Urban Policy, Smart Cities, Urban Development Planning

Water Resources Management

a.k.a. Water Science and Governance, Hydrology and Water Management

In production

Guides publish once their programme maps are verified — we list less on purpose.