DPT: Ecosystem Services (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCECSYS1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

Notes: Alternative option courses from those listed below may be substituted with the permission of the Programme Director.

Where possible we recommend taking 60 credits of courses per semester.

COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).

Code	Course Name	Period	Credits
PGGE11170	Ecosystem Services 1: Ecosystem Dynamics and Functions	Semester 1	20

PGGE11198	Analysing the Environment	Semester 1	10

PGGE11169	Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management	Semester 2	20

PGGE11199	Analysing the Environment Study Tour	Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond	10

PGGE11171	Research Project in Ecosystem Services	Full Year	60

COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

Overarching rule collection group: A
Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:

Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGGE11172	Environmental Geochemistry	10
PGGE11004	Foundations in Ecological Economics	20
PGGE11164	Frameworks to assess Food Security	20
PGGE11130	Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability	20
PGGE11117	Integrated Resource Management	20
PGGE11067	Principles of Geographical Information Science (Block1)	10
PGGE11053	Fundamentals for Remote Sensing	10
PGGE11183	Soil Protection and Management	20
PGGE11114	Values and the Environment (P)	20
PGGE11186	Marine Systems and Policies	20
PGGE11185	Encountering Cities (PGT)	20
PGGE11223	Environmental Valuation	20

Notes:These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER ONE option courses for MSc in Ecosystem Services.

Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11016	Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection	20
PGGE11187	Understanding Environment and Development	20

Notes:These are additional semester one option courses for MSc in Ecosystem Services.

AND

Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGGE11009	Environmental Impact Assessment	20
PGGE11025	Forests and Environment	20
PGGE11040	Hyperspectral Remote Sensing	10
PGGE11118	Integrated Resource Planning	20
PGGE11064	Introduction to Radar Remote Sensing	10
PGGE11010	Land Use/Environmental Interactions	20
PGGE11016	Participation in Policy and Planning	20
GEGR11001	Political Ecology	20
PGGE11180	Soil Science Concepts and Application	20
PGGE11165	Sustainability of Food Production	20
PGGE11018	Water Resource Management	20
PGGE11012	Waste Reduction and Recycling	20
PGGE11208	Energy & Society	20
PGGE11212	Novel strategies for carbon storage in soil	10
PGGE11214	Novel strategies for carbon storage in soil	20
PGGE11003	Applications in Ecological Economics	20

Notes:These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER TWO option courses for MSc in Ecosystem Services.

AND

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGSP11208	Research Design	20

Notes:These are additional semester two option courses for MSc in Ecosystem Services.

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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2015/2016

Degree Programme Table: Ecosystem Services (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCECSYS1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

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