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This inter-disciplinary programme offers a opportunity to study the theory and practice of sustainable environmental management; it covers a diverse range of sustainability and environmental issues spanning the natural and social sciences, allowing students to develop a broad knowledge base while also specialising in specific fields of environmental management; its interactive and practically-focused approach provides a rigorous training in the legal, political and ethical dimensions of sustainability; the wide range of options also enables students to specialise in specific aspects of sustainable environmental management; class-based teaching is combined with a range of fieldwork activities to provide an excellent foundation for professional careers in environmental consultancies, specialist environmental agencies, local and central government, research and a range of other organisations in the public and private sector.
Core modules: Environmental law and ethics; research methods; sustainability (issues and debates); international environmental policymaking; environmental impact assessment and sustainable development; research skills; MSc dissertation. Optional modules: Biological diversity; economics and the environment; science and the environment; integrated coastal zone management; integrated river basin management; remote sensing and geographical information systems; climate change (science and policy); work-based learning in sustainable environmental management; geology, geophysics and physical oceanography of shelves and coasts; palaeoceanography; marine science and regulations; economics of the marine environment.
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Sep |
9 months |
Full time | No application date provided |
Plymouth, PL4 8AA |
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Plymouth University
Environmental Management
First and foremost, what ever course you decide to take, the teaching ability and enthusiasm of the lecturers is paramount to both enjoyment and success. The University of Plymouth is commended for it's teaching standard, and the department...more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.You have to be willing to work hard to get a good grade, you can't slack! It's definatley best to be enthusiastic, because whats the point otherwise. I loved it, as it combide my interest in both human and animal behaviour....more
Great course and relevent content, full of ups and downs and highs and lows. Dont regret a single moment of it. Teachers are helpfull and keen for every student to do well and push you harder and harder. You get out what you put in and you ...more
6 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.You can either begin this degree with previous experience in Psychology or none at all as long as you have reasonable A levels or equivalent. If you have not studied A level Psychology you will take the Introduction to Psychology module in ...more
What we were taught was basic, my first job was out of the internship placement. The teaching staff were interested in parts of the curriculum but not others and this was noticeable. Good for basic knowledge but not as indepth as it needs t...more
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