Program Overview

Environmental System Science MSc, PGDip

Course Description

This interdisciplinary MSc will allow you to develop a deep understanding of environmental system behavior, on local and global scales, whilst also learning how the environment has been impacted by humans and how we can best manage these impacts.

Entry Requirements

• A second-class honors degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (e.g., Geography, Geology, Earth Science, Environmental Science or other STEM subject) or equivalent professional experience.
• Students with non-standard qualifications are also encouraged to apply.
• IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability.

Fees and Funding

• UK Students:
  • MSc: £10,950
  • MSc with Industry: £10,950
  • PGDip: £7,295
• International Students:
  • MSc: £23,650
  • MSc with Industry: £23,650
  • PGDip: £15,750
• An additional fee of £3,520 will be charged if a placement is secured.

Facilities

• You will join a thriving community in Environmental and Earth Sciences with a particular strength in the application of satellite-based remote sensing to detect environmental change.
• Access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities for the analysis of environmental data and high-performance computing facilities for numerical modeling.

Careers and Employability

• This degree will equip you with technical and relevant transferable skills that will allow you to pursue your future career.
• As a successful graduate, you will be highly employable as an Environmental Scientist in relevant organizations including local and national government and their agencies, non-governmental organizations, industry, research institutes, and consultancies.

Course Structure

• Core modules:
  • The Earth System
  • Techniques in Environmental Analysis
  • Anthropogenic Impact on the Urban Environment
  • Hot Topics
  • Research for Change: Skills and Challenges of Applied Environmental Research
• Option modules:
  • Introduction to Environmental Modelling
  • Remote sensing
  • Fundamentals of GIS
  • Applications of Environmental Modelling
  • Earth observations of the atmosphere
  • GIS in Environmental Health
  • Field Data Capture
• Industrial Placement (optional)

Why Leicester

• The School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has a track record of environmental research, going back decades.
• Taught by staff who have international reputations as researchers and consultants to businesses and government agencies.
• Leicester hosts the NERC National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), invested £100 million in Space Park Leicester (SPL) in 2021 to create a centre for the analysis and commercialization of space-enabled data and space mission development, and established the Institute for Space in 2022.