Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months full-time; 24 months part‑time
The Masters in Environmental Risk Management will provide you with an in-depth understanding of how risks from natural hazards materialise and affect societies globally. You will develop conceptual and analytical skills to assess and propose innovative solutions. This programme will enhance your skills in both social and ecological sciences, focusing on conceptual, analytical, and methodological areas to address these challenges.
2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any Science, Social Science, Engineering or Humanities subject
We may also consider a 2.2 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) with relevant working or volunteering experience in the fields of environment or sustainability. Please submit two reference letters (job-related), a motivation letter and other evidence (e.g., publication, website of the organisation) to prove your working experience.
The demand for environmental risk management professionals is growing with the increasing threat of climate change, natural hazards, and sustainability challenges.
The set of skills you will acquire in this programme will allow you to pursue a diversity of careers in:
the private sector, including consultancies, business, insurance, finance
public organisations, in particular those dealing with issues related to disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and sustainable development
non-governmental organisations and intergovernmental organisations dealing with emergency planning, humanitarian response, international development
You could also proceed to undertake PhD research and a potential academic career.
Core courses:
Modelling social-ecological changes and risk
Principles of Environmental Risk and Management
Research Methods in Environmental Risk and Management
Risk and Resilience of Land and Water
Recommended optional courses:
Ecology, Environment and Conservation
Environmental Communication
Environmental Ethics and Behaviour Change
Environmental Politics and Society
Leading and Managing Change
Social Science Research Methods
Taxonomy and population monitoring
The Economics of Circular Tourism
Tourism Sustainability And Climate Change
Wildlife Tourism and Environmental Responsibility
Working in an inter-agency environment
Research project:
Dissertation or Work Placement
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