Environmental Management (with Advanced Practice) MSc

Program Overview

The Environmental Management (with Advanced Practice) MSc at Teesside University equips students with the knowledge and skills to address environmental challenges through an applied and multidisciplinary approach. The program combines insights from various disciplines to provide a comprehensive understanding of environmental issues and their impact on human activities. Students gain practical experience through fieldwork, laboratory activities, and an advanced practice component, preparing them for careers in sustainability, conservation, environmental policy, and research.

Program Outline

Environmental Management (with Advanced Practice) MSc at Teesside University

Degree Overview:

• Objectives: This program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle complex environmental challenges through an applied and multi-disciplinary approach.
• Description: The program combines insights from biology, chemistry, ecology, geography, geology, and the social sciences to provide a comprehensive understanding of environmental issues.
You'll gain knowledge of both natural processes shaping the environment and the impact of human activities. Fieldwork and laboratory activities develop teamwork, planning, data analysis and presentation skills. The culmination is a personal research project aligning your passion with the acquired knowledge and skills.

Outline:

• The program comprises 120 credits of taught modules, a 60-credit master's research project, and 60 credits of advanced practice.
• Modules:
• Advanced Practice in Sciences:
Internship or research project for 12 weeks, enhancing CV and employability.
• Advanced Research Project: Hypothesis-driven project using advanced research methods
• Climate Change:
Explores the scientific basis and challenges related to climate change
• Conservation:
Focuses on topical conservation science themes and strategies
• Environmental Management:
Covers key aspects of sustainable management of the natural world
• Global Energy Resources:
Analyzes climate crisis, past reliance on fossil fuels, and pathways to sustainable energy
• Global Water Resources:
Explores water cycles, resource usage, pressures, and sustainable management strategies
• Sustainability and Society:
Investigates the relationship between sustainability and societal concerns, promoting critical analysis of sustainability's complexities

Assessment:

• Modules are assessed through a variety of methods:
• Exams
• In-course assessments
• Group work
• Oral presentations
• Poster presentations
• Advanced Practice assessed by individual reflective report, log (if applicable), and poster presentation

Teaching:

• Diverse methods for optimal student engagement: lectures, tutorials, projects and self-directed study.
• Interactive and in-depth learning.
200 learning hours per 20-credit module.

Careers:

• Strong career prospects in sustainability, conservation, environmental policy, consultancy, and PhD research.
• Graduates equipped to manage energy and environmental performance within public and private organizations, across various engineering industries.
• Potential roles: reviewing corporate operations, conducting energy/environmental audits, problem solving, change management, workforce training.
• Development, implementation, and monitoring of sustainability strategies and programs at various levels.

Other:

• Located near Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, national parks, and exceptional coastal ecosystems.
• Opportunity for internship placements with local industries to conduct real-world research projects.

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Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

• Full-time
2024/25 entry Fee for UK applicants £4,325 a year
• Fee for international applicants
£10,000 a year