MSc in Green Infrastructure

at University of Manchester

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Dissertation Support
• Green Infrastructure: Principles, Policies and Practice 2 ¿ Field class
• Green Infrastructure: Performance, Evaluation and Monitoring
• MSc Green Infrastructure Dissertation
• Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Cities
• Green Infrastructure: Principles, Policies and Practice 1
• Environmental Remote Sensing
• GIS and Environmental Applications
• Environmental Monitoring and Modelling Practice
• Applied Study Unit

Academic entry qualification overview
 

• We require a UK Honours degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification or the overseas equivalent.
• Degrees in Planning, Geography, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sciences are desirable, but not essential.
   

English language
 

All applicants will need to demonstrate competency in English language. Applicants who do not already possess an acceptable English Language qualification will need to take a recognised test and attain the required English Language score:
 

• IELTS: at least 6.5 overall with no sub-test below 6.0.   

• TOFEL iBT: at least 90 overall with no sub-test below 20. We do not accept 'MyBestScore'.  

• Pearson Test of English: 70 overall with no less than 65 in each component. 

• MSc (full-time)
  
  UK students (per annum): £11,000
  
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £22,000

Studying MSc Green Infrastructure provides opportunities to work across a range of interrelated disciplines.
 

These include planning, hydrology, urban forestry, community engagement, development and infrastructure provision, environmental/ecological management, and local/national government.
 

Graduates will be well placed to enter the job market due to the integration of planning, design, management and policy evaluation embedded within the course. In addition, the soft skills gained on the course include:

• interpersonal communication; 
• negotiation; 
• Problem-solving; 
• field work; 
• interaction with practitioners/communities; 
• project management.