Sustainable Development at Edinburgh v. St Andrews

Hello all!

I was just wondering if anyone would tell me what the Sustainable Development program is like at Edinburgh. I'm an American living in Belgium and I've received unconditional offers from both St Andrews and Edinburgh and I'm really torn between the two. If anyone could tell me about their experience with Sustainable Development at Edinburgh I would really appreciate it!

Hi, I study Sustainable Development at Edinburgh and would highly recommend it. I don't know anyone who studies it at St Andrews so can't vouch from their perspective but in terms of the location Edinburgh is a lovely, bustling city with so much to do as a student, and a lot of sustainability initiatives going on. St Andrews, however, is a very small, beautiful town which I found it too small for me personally. The course is more humanities based rather than scientific which is a usual misconception. You have the opportunity to choose a pathway between Geography, International Relations, Politics, Social Anthropology and Sociology, which I really love as it allows you to shape your degree to your interests. It is very interdisciplinary and has been enjoyable, and challenging in some respects. Overall, I would recommend the degree at Edinburgh.