Program Overview

Environmental Management (with Advanced Practice) MSc

Overview

Environmental management involves the protection and conservation of natural resources, from the air we breathe, to the water we drink to the ecosystems that support life to the renewable and non-renewable energy and materials that are exploited for modern living and the disposal of waste.

Course Details

Core Modules

• Advanced Practice in Sciences
  • Complete an internship for a maximum of 12 weeks as part of the course.
  • Enhance your transferrable and analytical skills and develop your experience to strengthen your CV.
• Advanced Research Project
  • This module brings together all elements of the course to address a relevant environmental management problem.
  • You develop original knowledge in a specific area of environmental management, showing originality.
• Climate Change
  • Climate change is an urgent challenge facing humanity and this module will provide the scientific knowledge and understanding needed to address this challenge.
• Conservation
  • This module develops topical themes from the wider field of conservation science for you to gain an overview understanding of a range of conservation actions and the latest thinking.
• Environmental Management
  • This is a multidisciplinary activity which aims to ensure maximum human benefit from the natural world whilst minimising degradation to natural habitats and ecosystems.
• Global Energy Resources
  • The oncoming climate catastrophe is the biggest existential threat to humanity today.
  • Emissions of greenhouse gases are mostly due to energy generation; and where we are and how we have got here through fossil fuels will be discussed.
• Global Water Resources
  • Water as a global resource is introduced in this module and you develop skills in exploring competing perspectives on water resource usage and management through the construction and presentation of evidence-based argument.
• Sustainability and Society
  • Sustainability is more than just maintaining a balance between economic, social, and environmental matters – it is about the critical appraisal of how humans use the planet, and the harm this is causing.

How You Learn

• You learn through a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, projects and assignments.
• You are also expected to participate in self-directed study, to review lecture notes, prepare assignments, work on projects and revise for assessments.
• Each 20-credit module typically has around 200 hours of learning time.

How You Are Assessed

• Modules are assessed by a variety of methods including exams and in-course assessment with some using other approaches such as group work, or verbal or poster presentations.
• Your Advanced Practice module is assessed by an individual written reflective report (3,000 words) together with a study or workplace log, where appropriate, and through a poster presentation.

Entry Requirements

• You should have at least a lower second class (2.2) UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a subject related to science, technology, engineering, or business and management.
• If you are an international student, you also need at least 6.0 with no component below 5.5 in the International Language Testing System (IELTS) test.

Employability

• Successful graduates from this course are well-placed to find employment.
• As an energy and environmental manager, you might find yourself responsible for overseeing the energy and environmental performance of a private, public or voluntary sector organisation, or in one of a wide range of engineering industries.

Career Opportunities

• Energy and environmental managers examine corporate activities to establish where improvements can be made and ensure compliance with environmental legislation across the organisation.
• You might be responsible for reviewing the whole operation, carrying out energy and environmental audits and assessments, identifying and resolving energy and environmental problems and acting as an agent of change.

Fees

• Fee for UK applicants: £4,967.50 a year
• Fee for international applicants: £10,000 a year

Length and Start Date

• Length: September enrolment: 20 months, including a summer break. January enrolment: 2 years, including two summer breaks. May enrolment: 20 months, including a summer break.
• Start date: January, May or September

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Part-time

• Not available part-time

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• Stand out from other job applicants with your higher level qualification, specialist knowledge and expanded networks.
• Improve your project management, critical thinking, research skills, time management, presentation skills and teamwork.
• The median salary for working-age postgraduates (£45,000) was £6,500 more than for working-age (those aged 16 to 64) graduates (£38,500) in 2022.
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