Environmental Management with Professional Studies

Program Overview

The Environmental Management with Professional Studies program at Queen's University Belfast equips students with a comprehensive understanding of environmental management, sustainable development, and environmental protection. The program combines science, geography, and environmental planning with a professional work placement to prepare graduates for careers in environmental management, consultancy, and related fields. The program emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and project management skills, ensuring graduates are well-prepared for the challenges of environmental stewardship.

Program Outline

Extracted Information on "Environmental Management with Professional Studies":

Degree Overview:

This four-year BSc program investigates how environmental policies are impacting businesses and organizations and the resulting need for individuals who are familiar with sustainable development, planning, environmental protection, and management. The program's primary goal is to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of:

• Environmental Management: Integrating physical, social, economic, and cultural aspects to manage the systems we live and work in.
• Sustainable Development: Understanding issues like conservation, environmental protection, integrated management, and project development, implementation, and evaluation.

Outline:

Program Content:

• Focuses on environmental, physical, social, economic, and cultural issues.
• Combines science, geography, environmental planning, and a professional work placement to understand environmental systems.
• Enables students to understand: sustainable development, conservation, environmental protection, management, integrated project work development and assessment, and project management.

Course Schedule:

• Stage 2 includes a 46-week placement, assessed within the module "Professional Studies."

Modules:

Stage 1:

• Environmental Sciences (20 credits)
• Physical Geography: Earth, Wind and Water (20 credits)
• Planning Health and Well Being (20 credits)
• Physical Geography: Earth, Fire and Ice (20 credits)

Stage 2:

• Environmental Management (20 credits)

Optional Modules (20 credits each):

• Contemporary Issues in Urban and Rural Planning
• Environmental Change: past, present and future

Stage 3:

• Geographical Research Skills (20 credits)
• Introduction to Environmental Economics (20 credits)
• Environmental Assessment (20 credits)
• Landscapes and Geographical Information (GIS) (20 credits)

Optional Modules (20 credits each):

• Marine Systems
• Planning Theory and Society
• Planning and Climate Change
• Applied Ecology

Stage 4:

• Professional Studies (120 credits)

Optional Modules (20 credits each):

• Policies for Environmental Sustainability
• Environmental Management Dissertation (40 credits)
• Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Infrastructure and Transportation Planning
• Conservation Biology
• Global Issues in Agriculture

Assessment:

• Varies by module.
• Combines coursework and class tests or examinations.
• Some modules assessed solely on project work or written assignments.
• Individual modules are described with their specific assessment approach.

Teaching:

• Delivered by the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Natural and Built Environment.
• Includes lectures, small and large group teaching, seminars, tutorials, supervised research, and work-related field trips, and study tours.
• Aims to deliver a high quality learning environment that fosters intellectual curiosity, innovation, best practice, learning, teaching, student support, and independent, lifelong learning.
• Utilized technologies and a world-class library enhance student development.

Careers:

• Graduates pursue careers in: environmental management, consultancy, environmental impact assessment with environmental organizations (RSPB, WWF), chartered surveying.
• Opportunities also available within graduate employment.

Other:

• Students can expect diverse career opportunities in various industries and sectors.
• Learning outcomes focus on equipping graduates with knowledge and understanding of natural environment, sustainable development, conservation, environmental protection, management, integrated management, and critical evaluation of project work.

Additional Notes:

• This information was extracted from a Queen's University Belfast online resource and may be subject to change.
• For the latest information, please refer to the official university website or contact the relevant program department.

Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

Northern Ireland (NI) 1 £4,750 Republic of Ireland (ROI) 2 £4,750 England, Scotland or Wales (GB) 1 £9,250 EU Other 3 £25,300 International £25,300 1EU citizens in the EU Settlement Scheme, with settled status, will be charged the NI or GB tuition fee based on where they are ordinarily resident. Students who are ROI nationals resident in GB will be charged the GB fee. 2 EU students who are ROI nationals resident in ROI are eligible for NI tuition fees. 3 EU Other students (excludes Republic of Ireland nationals living in GB, NI or ROI) are charged tuition fees in line with international fees. The tuition fees quoted above are for the 2024/25 academic year and are a guide only. In addition, all tuition fees will be subject to an annual inflationary increase in each year of the course. Fees quoted relate to a single year of study unless explicitly stated otherwise. Tuition fee rates are calculated based on a student’s tuition fee status and generally increase annually by inflation. How tuition fees are determined is set out in the Student Finance Framework. Additional course costs The following optional modules have a compulsory field trip: Year 2 Applied Ecology with Field Course Module has a field trip costing £180 All Students Depending on the programme of study, there may be extra costs which are not covered by tuition fees, which students will need to consider when planning their studies. Students can borrow books and access online learning resources from any Queen's library. If students wish to purchase recommended texts, rather than borrow them from the University Library, prices per text can range from £30 to £100. Students should also budget between £30 to £75 per year for photocopying, memory sticks and printing charges. Students undertaking a period of work placement or study abroad, as either a compulsory or optional part of their programme, should be aware that they will have to fund additional travel and living costs. If a programme includes a major project or dissertation, there may be costs associated with transport, accommodation and/or materials. The amount will depend on the project chosen. There may also be additional costs for printing and binding. Students may wish to consider purchasing an electronic device; costs will vary depending on the specification of the model chosen. There are also additional charges for graduation ceremonies, examination resits and library fines. How do I fund my study? There are different tuition fee and student financial support arrangements for students from Northern Ireland, those from England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain), and those from the rest of the European Union. Information on funding options and financial assistance for undergraduate students is available at www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Undergraduate/Fees-and-scholarships/. Scholarships Each year, we offer a range of scholarships and prizes for new students. Information on scholarships available. International Scholarships Information on scholarships for international students, is available at www.qub.ac.uk/Study/international-students/international-scholarships.