Geography
Environmental Monitoring for Management MSc
1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Environmental problem-solving and management must be informed by skilled scientists and technicians who are capable of asking the right questions, collecting the correct data, analysing it in an appropriate way and evaluating it in an applied context.
The unique emphasis of this programme is the practical challenge of measuring, analysing and evaluating dynamic environmental data for environmental problem solving and management purposes.
It is designed to appeal to students looking to develop their marketability for jobs in the environmental sector both in the UK and internationally, those already in the sector who require professional development, and students looking for research training as a step to PhD research.
In the dissertation, students may undertake research that relates to any special interests they have in environmental management. Research interests of Loughborough geographers span a wide range of environmental systems, and include: rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal dunes and glaciers.
Compulsory Modules
Environment-specific theory and skills
- Tools for River Management
- Lake Monitoring and Management
- Wind Erosion Measurement and Mitigation
Generic skills
- Natural Hazard and Catastrophe Modelling for Environmental Management
- Applied Environmental GIS
- Hydroclimatological Monitoring and Modelling
- Evidence-based Environmental Management
- Research Design
- Professional Practice in Environmental Management
Research Project
- Dissertation
Assessment
Coursework and examination, plus a dissertation of up to 20,000 words on an agreed topic.
Entry Qualification*
Upper second class honours degree in geography or other science/engineering discipline or international equivalent. Other applicants will be given due consideration if they have professional or work experience commensurate with the programme’s aims and content.
Selection
Interviews may be held on consideration of a prospective student’s application form. Overseas students are often accepted on their grades and on strong recommendation from suitable referees.
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