Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 Year Full-time
The pace of change of our climate is staggering, with the climate system strongly influenced by numerous environmental and global feedback processes. Understanding these complex issues, as well as our role in these processes, is crucial to the development of mitigation and sustainability policies on global and local scales. Effective communication of this knowledge, whether in terms of climate literacy to the public or policy makers, is crucial to match our response to the pace of change.
The MSc in Global Environmental Change and Policy is designed to equip the next generation of Earth and Environmental scientists with the multidisciplinary skills needed to tackle the complex global issues associated with climate change, societal challenges and policy development.
The programme provides the highly integrated level of fundamental, applied and communication-based knowledge which is urgently needed to identify, characterise, and effectively find solutions to a range of challenges related to climate change.
Masters (MSc) level entry applicants must have one of the following:
Minimum of 2:2 honours degree or equivalent in a related subject area, preferably in an Earth or Environmental Science or general science qualification. A more diverse UG/PG background will also be possible.
For postgraduate conversion courses, non-related degrees will be considered.
Corporate (or chartered) membership of relevant professional institutions will also be considered.
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8 taught courses (7 mandatory + 1 optional) plus a dissertation in collaboration with an Edinburgh-based research organisation.
Mandatory courses
Applied Skills in Laboratory, Fieldwork and Data Analysis
Earth System Science
Innovative Technologies and Global Water Challenges
Reconstructing Environmental Change and Tracing Ecosystem Function
Business of the Environment
Science Communication and Engagement
Ecosystems under Pressure
Optional courses (Semester 2)
Marine Biotechnology
Tropical and Coral Reefs: Monitoring and Management
GIS for Marine and Environmental Scientists
Marine Environmental Monitoring
Practical Skills in Marine Biotechnology
Practical Skills in Marine Surveying
Dissertation
Earth Sciences MSc Project
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