Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September
Notes: Alternative School of Geosciences 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 4
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
PGGE11183
|
Soil Protection and Management |
Semester 1 |
20 |
|
PGGE11221
|
Soil Ecology and Taxonomy |
Semester 1 |
20 |
|
PGGE11180
|
Soil Science Concepts and Application |
Semester 2 |
20 |
|
PGGE11182
|
Dissertation in Soils and Sustainability |
Full Year |
60 |
|
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 5
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 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
PGGE11198
|
Analysing the Environment
|
10
|
PGGE11199
|
Analysing the Environment Study Tour
|
10
|
PGGE11222
|
Geodiversity Conservation and Interpretation
|
20
|
Notes: These are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED option courses for the MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
AND
Select
a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 20 credits
from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
PGGE11170
|
Ecosystem Services 1: Ecosystem Dynamics and Functions
|
20
|
PGGE11130
|
Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability
|
20
|
PGGE11060
|
Principles of Environmental Sustainability
|
20
|
PGGE11067
|
Principles of Geographical Information Science (Block1)
|
10
|
PGGE11211
|
Development: Principles and Practices
|
20
|
PGGE11223
|
Environmental Valuation
|
20
|
Notes: These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER ONE option courses for MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
OR
Select
a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 20 credits
from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
PGGE11007
|
Atmospheric Quality and Global Change
|
20
|
PGGE11164
|
Frameworks to assess Food Security
|
20
|
PGGE11117
|
Integrated Resource Management
|
20
|
PGGE11092
|
Spatial Modelling
|
10
|
PGGE11172
|
Environmental Geochemistry
|
10
|
Notes: These are additional semester one option courses for MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
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 |
PGGE11169
|
Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management
|
20
|
PGGE11009
|
Environmental Impact Assessment
|
20
|
PGGE11010
|
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
|
20
|
PGGE11016
|
Participation in Policy and Planning
|
20
|
PGGE11165
|
Sustainability of Food Production
|
20
|
Notes: These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER TWO option courses for MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
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 |
PGGE11166
|
Interrelationships in Food Systems
|
20
|
PGGE11212
|
Novel strategies for carbon storage in soil
|
10
|
PGGE11214
|
Novel strategies for carbon storage in soil
|
20
|
Notes: These are additional semester two option courses for MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
|
|