You’ll take three modules in each semester followed by a dissertation. Each module is worth 20 SCQF credits at level 11 and the dissertation is worth 60 credits.
If you meet the requirements of the taught course you’ll qualify for the Diploma and may proceed to the MSc. This involves completion of a three-month Research Project, often in collaboration with an outside agency. Students frequently choose a topic complementary to their option selection, allowing them to develop a high level of competence in aspects of environmental management relevant to their future employment.
Flexible degree pathways
You can work towards our core Masters degree, the MSc Environmental Sciences, or opt to specialise in one of the following pathways of study.
MSc Environmental Management (Conservation)
This Masters pathway in conservation is relevant to graduates who are seeking a career in environmental conservation and management, either in governmental or non-governmental organisations.
You’ll have the flexibility to specialise in areas such as:
Graduates from this Masters course are knowledgeable in the broad field of conservation science. You will have skills in collecting and analysing relevant data for sustainable decision-making, as well as transferable skills relevant to your future employment at national and international level.
MSc Environmental Management (Energy)
We need to understand the various environmental costs associated with 21st-century energy technologies, whether renewable or non-renewable, and how these costs can be evaluated, managed and mitigated.
This MSc pathway in energy draws on our existing expertise and research strengths in environmental impact assessment, carbon trading, planning and impacts of wind, hydro and nuclear power, as well as our expertise in energy management and environmental economics.
The division of Biological and Environmental Sciences, which runs this course, specialises in studies of human interactions with the environment. Their key strengths are in environmental assessment and management.
MSc Environmental Management (Informatics)
Our ability to tackle some of the world’s most intractable environmental challenges is reliant on policy and decision makers having timely access to actionable intelligence.
This Masters pathway mixes Environmental Management with cutting-edge geographical information systems, data science and analytics, and high performance computing.
You’ll have the knowledge and skills required to manage, analyse, and visualise environmental datasets so that you can communicate key messages to a variety of stakeholders and audiences.
Modules
The module information below provides an example of the types of course module you may study. The details listed are for the current academic year (September 2021). Modules and start dates are regularly reviewed and may be subject to change in future years.
Year 1, Autumn semester
Option module
Select 60 credits from Environmental Management Autumn options list
- Analysis of Environmental Data (ENMPG03) 20 credits
- Environmental Policy (ENMPG04) 20 credits
- Environmental Economics (ENMPG05) 20 credits
- Field techniques (ENMPG17) 20 credits
Unless students are taking the Informatics pathway they would not normally select ITN-coded modules
Year 1, Spring semester
Option module
Select 60 credits from Environmental Management Spring options list
- Geomatics (ENMPG11) 20 credits
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (ENMPG21) 20 credits
- Environmental Impact Assessment (ENMPG22) 20 credits
- Environmental Costs of Energy Production (ENMPG23) 20 credits
Year 1, Summer semester
Dissertation
Select 60 credits from ENMPG18 or ITNPBD5 list
- Dissertation (ENMPG18) 60 credits
- Dissertation Project (ITNPBD5) 60 credits
