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 taught courses (excluding the dissertation) per year with an equal load in each semester.
With programme director approval, part-time students may vary from the below DPT in terms of their compulsory courses and the year in which they are taken.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 4
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 |
|
PGGE11199
|
Analysing the Environment Study Tour |
Semester 2 |
10 |
|
PGGE11169
|
Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management |
Semester 2 |
20 |
|
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 4
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 10 credits and a maximum of 20 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 20 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.
OR
Select
exactly 20 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.
OR
Select
a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 20 credits
from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
PGGE11160
|
Climate Change and Corporate Strategy
|
20
|
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.
OR
Select
exactly 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.
|
Year 2, 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 taught courses (excluding the dissertation) per year with an equal load in each semester.
With programme director approval, part-time students may vary from the below DPT in terms of their compulsory courses and the year in which they are taken.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 1
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
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 a minimum of 50 credits and a maximum of 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 10 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.
OR
Select
a minimum of 0 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 10 credits and maximum of 40 credits
from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
PGGE11160
|
Climate Change and Corporate Strategy
|
20
|
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.
OR
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.
|
|