MSc Environmental Policy and Management

at University of Bristol

Year 1 

The following units are must pass for the award of an MSc: GEOGM1409, and ONE of GEOGM0013 and GEOGM0010

For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
 

Unit name

Students must take the following units:

• Dissertation: MSc Environmental Policy and Management
• Practical Statistics for Use in Research and Policy
• An Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Policy and Management
• Environmental Policy and Politics
   

Select 60 credit points from:

• Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography
• Climate Change: Science and Impacts
• Conflicted Environments: Studying environmental social movements from the grassroots
• Sustainability, Risk and Resilience in the Urban Age
• Global Development and Environment: History, Theory, Practice
• Consultancy Project
• UK Environmental Policy in Practice: Agriculture, Conservation and Water

Applicants must hold/achieve a minimum of an upper second-class honours degree with a final average of 65% or above (or international equivalent) in social sciences, physical sciences or humanities. Relevant professional experience or qualifications may also be considered as equivalent to the academic entry requirements given above and considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants from science/technical backgrounds must also demonstrate competency in essay writing skills, with at least 65% achieved in essay-based modules. 
 

IELTS Academic for UKVI from authorised test centres only (otherwise see English language proficiency tests):

• 6.5 overall with 6.5 in all skills

Fees

• UK: full-time £10,800
• Overseas: full-time £24,700

Our graduates have gone on to work in environmental consulting, the civil service, multilateral agencies, environmental management, conservation, marketing and communications, and a range of private companies in areas such as sustainable housing and energy.