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Applied Environmental Geology (MSc)
at Cardiff University

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 23,450
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Our vocationally focused MSc degree in Applied Environmental Geology provides the requisite skills for employment in professional geo-environmental and geotechnical consultancies and government environmental agencies.

Unique location

South Wales provides a wide range of highly relevant geoenvironmental and geotechnical locations, which we visit during field trips and use in case studies.

Specialist modules

Study specialised, vocational subjects such as contaminated land and geotechnics, and round out your skillset with modules that will enhance your professional skills.

Professional development

Develop the varied transferable skills that are required by a modern professional applied geologist on a career track to the Chartered Geologist (C.Geol) qualification.

Professional project

Complete an industrial placement or in-house research project driven by your own interests in a location or organisation of your choosing, including outside of the UK.

Professional geologists working in consultancies, regulatory authorities and government environmental agencies are required to apply a wide range of transferrable skills

ls to their jobs. Candidates who are able to demonstrate skills in public engagement, communication, professional research and report-writing, in addition to academic knowledge and field skills, are therefore highly sought after in these professions.

This full-time MSc Applied Environmental Geology is part taught and part professional project. We aim to develop your transferrable skills in a professional context and give you a head start in the geology profession of your choice or starting a PhD.

Course Content
There are two stages to the MSc Applied Environmental Geology.

Stage 1 lasts for 7 months (September – April), where you will complete taught modules and fieldwork, with significant contributions from industry professionals.

In these modules, we will investigate general themes, such as the principles of geotechnical engineering and geophysics. We will also look into environmental themes in more depth including land contamination, environmental regulation, behaviour of soils and water.

If you pass Stage 1 you will progress onto Stage 2, which is a 5-month professional project from May to September culminating in a dissertation. We will, wherever possible, offer you an industrial placement with a professional company either in the UK or overseas over the summer to complete your project but this cannot be guaranteed. Also, we cannot guarantee that your company placement will be paid. Some students do not find a suitable placement and undertake an unpaid, in-house project instead. Students who hold a full UK driving licence are more likely to get a company placement than those who do not and this should be factored into your planning.
Entry Requirement
You will need successful completion of a relevant bachelor's degree from a recognised institution, with grades of approximately 55%-60% to qualify for our postgraduate courses.

Fees & Scholarships

Fees for home status

Tution Fees - £10,200
Deposit - £

Fees for overseas status

Tution Fees - £23,450
Deposit-£1,000

Career Prospect

Our graduates are widely sought after in industry and often have an advantage in the job market, due to the applied nature of the course and the transferrable skills they have been equipped with.

Following this degree you may choose to work in consultancy, regulatory authorities or government environmental agencies across the world. You may also decide to conduct further research and complete a PhD.

Former students can be found working for the likes of Network Rail, Mott McDonald, Natural Resources Wales, Environment Agency England, WSP, Ove Arup, Atkins and numerous other specialist geo-environmental consultancies and agencies based around the UK.

Placements

You will undertake a 5-month project using industry data as part of the second stage of the course, from May-September. Wherever possible, this will be undertaken during a placement with an industrial company where you can collect the data yourself while getting industry experience. This placement can be located in the UK or overseas as long as the project is deemed to be logistically safe and academically viable.

PLEASE NOTE that we are unable to guarantee an industrial placement, or that your industrial placement will be a paid position. Further, students who hold a full UK driving licence are more likely to get an industrial placement than those who do not, so this should be factored into your planning.

Cost Of Studying At Cardiff University

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250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Applied Environmental Geology (MSc) at Cardiff University