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

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: 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

You must take these courses
The Ecology of Ecosystem Services

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGGE11229 20 credits
Analysing the Environment

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGGE11198 10 credits
Ecosystem Service Values

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGGE11228 20 credits
Analysing the Environment Study Tour

Must be taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

PGGE11199 10 credits
Research Project in Ecosystem Services

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11171 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Ecosystem Services Recommended Semester 1 Course Options

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER ONE course options for MSc in Ecosystem Services.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10039 20 credits
Energy & Society I; Key Themes and Issues
GESC11010 20 credits
Foundations in Ecological Economics
PGGE11004 20 credits
Values and the Environment (P)
PGGE11114 20 credits
Frameworks to assess Food Security
PGGE11164 20 credits
Environmental Geochemistry
PGGE11172 10 credits
Soil Protection and Management
PGGE11183 20 credits
Encountering Cities (PGT)
PGGE11185 20 credits
Marine Systems and Policies
PGGE11186 20 credits
Environmental Valuation
PGGE11223 20 credits
Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection
PGSP11016 20 credits
AND

Ecosystem Services Recommended Semester 2 Course Options

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER TWO course options for MSc in Ecosystem Services.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Political Ecology
GEGR11001 20 credits
Applications in Ecological Economics
PGGE11003 20 credits
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
PGGE11010 20 credits
Waste Reduction and Recycling
PGGE11012 20 credits
Participation in Policy and Planning
PGGE11016 20 credits
Water Resource Management
PGGE11018 20 credits
Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability
PGGE11130 20 credits
Sustainability of Food Production
PGGE11165 20 credits
Soil Science Concepts and Application
PGGE11180 20 credits
Understanding Environment and Development
PGGE11187 20 credits
Novel strategies for carbon storage in soil
PGGE11212 10 credits
Novel strategies for carbon storage in soil
PGGE11214 20 credits
Research Design
PGSP11208 20 credits
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