Environmental Sciences
University of LiverpoolLiverpool, United Kingdom
Course overview
This MSc programme is designed to develop you into a leader in environmental science, prepared to combine scientific understanding, key transferable skills and knowledge of the policy and regulatory landscape. The programmes will give you research expertise and experience working with stakeholders, in addition to highly developed skills in the collection, processing, analysis and interpretation of environmental data. After completing this programme, you will be trained to contribute within and across research, policy and commercial spheres, having developed expertise in a range of topics including climate change, flooding, environmental pollution and biodiversity.
Depending on your optional module choices, you can add the development of high-level skills in Environmental Impact and Assessment, and GIS and data science, and advanced knowledge of the interface of the environment, business and politics. Your programme is capped by a supervised research project that enables you to build on your specific knowledge and skill interests, with the option to design a project alongside an external stakeholder or business. The MSc in Environmental Sciences is a multidisciplinary programme which will provide students with the knowledge, skills and tools to understand many of today’s most pressing environmental issues, and the management options available to address these issues.
The programme provides a core understanding of contemporary environmental change, including baseline system variability, current trends and future projections. The programme focuses on areas within the research expertise of the School of Environmental Sciences, including climate change, coastal environments, river and lake systems, carbon stocks and fluxes, ecosystems and biodiversity, and atmospheric and environmental pollution. A core objective of the programme is to provide students with knowledge and skills relevant to the management of complex environmental challenges.
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Key highlights
- Supervised research project, optionally designed with an external stakeholder or business
- Optional modules in Environmental Impact Assessment, GIS and data science
- Training in collecting, processing, analysing and interpreting environmental data
- Covers climate change, flooding, pollution, coastal and river systems, biodiversity
- Explores the policy and regulatory landscape alongside environmental science
- Prepares graduates for research, policy and commercial environmental roles
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — Postgraduate entry requirements: We accept a 2:2 honours degree from a UK university, or an equivalent academic qualification from a similar non-UK institution.
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
E. Allison Peers Masters Scholarship in Iberian and Latin American Studies
The scholarship provides £5,000 towards fees, plus a £5,000 stipend, for students undertaking a Hispanic topic in any master's programme in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Film at the University of Liverpool.
Up to £5,000Health, Cultures and Societies Bursary
The successful candidate will receive a one-off fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Hodgson Law Scholarship
Liverpool Excellence Scholarship for Postgraduates
If you're an international student, you could be eligible for a tuition fee discount of £7,000.
Up to £7,000Liverpool Law School Hong Kong Scholarships
Two scholarships worth £1,000 each.
Up to £1,000Liverpool Law School LLM Bursaries
Two bursaries worth £500 each for Home students. Two bursaries wroth £1,000 each for international students.
MA in Chinese-English Translating and Interpreting Scholarships
Students awarded this scholarship will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Management School MBA Excellence Scholarship
50% tuition fee discounts are available.
Up to 50% of feesManuel Irujo Scholarship in Basque Studies
The scholarship provides approximately £5,000.
MusicFutures Scholarship for International Intellectual Property Law LLM
Up to five scholarships are available, each worth £12,500 in the form of a tuition fee discount.
Up to £12,500Peter Astaire Memorial Scholarship in Beatles Studies
Up to two awards are available in each academic year, with each award worth £4,000.
Up to £4,000Scholarships for MA Political Science and International Relations
The Department of Politics is pleased to announce two £5,000 scholarships for students wishing to pursue the MA in Political Science and International Relations.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Master's in Public Administration and Policy
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Education
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Film Studies
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in History
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Translation
Successful candidates will receive a fee reduction of £5,000.
Up to £5,000University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarships for Master's Programmes
University of Liverpool International College (UoLIC) Excellence Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000
Careers this course leads to
- Environmental consultant
- Environmental policy officer
- Environmental impact assessment specialist
- GIS analyst
- Environmental scientist
- Flood risk analyst
Cost of study
UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £14,000; Part-time: £7,000 | International: Full-time place, per year - £30,000; Part-time: £15,000
Admission
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