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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019
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Degree Programme Table: Environmental Sustainability (MSc) (Part-time) - 3 Years (PTMSCENVSS2P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, 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 year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Principles of Environmental Sustainability
PGGE11060 20 credits
Case Studies in Sustainable Development
PGGE11192 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) N - Environmental Sustainability (MSc) (Full-time) Recommended Semester One Options - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Energy & Society I; Key Themes and Issues
GESC11010 20 credits
Foundations in Ecological Economics
PGGE11004 20 credits
Atmospheric Quality and Global Change
PGGE11007 20 credits
Values and the Environment (P)
PGGE11114 20 credits
Understanding Environment and Development
PGGE11187 20 credits
Development: Principles and Practices
PGGE11211 20 credits
Environmental Valuation
PGGE11223 20 credits
Ecosystems and Global Change
PGGE11247 20 credits
Human Dimensions of Environmental Change
PGGE11249 20 credits
OR

Courses from School(s) N/J - Environmental Sustainability (MSc) (Full-time) Recommended Semester Two Option- Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Political Ecology
GEGR11001 20 credits
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
Waste Reduction and Recycling
PGGE11012 20 credits
Participation in Policy and Planning
PGGE11016 20 credits
Water Resource Management
PGGE11018 20 credits
Forests and Environment
PGGE11025 20 credits
Climate Change and Corporate Strategy
PGGE11160 20 credits
Sustainability of Food Production
PGGE11165 20 credits
Environmental Governance
PGGE11248 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, 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 year.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) N - Environmental Sustainability (MSc) (Full-time) Recommended Semester One Options - Level(s) 11

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER ONE option courses for MSc in Environmental Sustainability.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Energy & Society I; Key Themes and Issues
GESC11010 20 credits
Foundations in Ecological Economics
PGGE11004 20 credits
Atmospheric Quality and Global Change
PGGE11007 20 credits
Values and the Environment (P)
PGGE11114 20 credits
Understanding Environment and Development
PGGE11187 20 credits
Development: Principles and Practices
PGGE11211 20 credits
Environmental Valuation
PGGE11223 20 credits
Ecosystems and Global Change
PGGE11247 20 credits
Human Dimensions of Environmental Change
PGGE11249 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) N/J - Environmental Sustainability (MSc) (Full-time) Recommended Semester Two Option- Level(s) 11

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER TWO option courses for MSc in Environmental Sustainability.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Political Ecology
GEGR11001 20 credits
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
Waste Reduction and Recycling
PGGE11012 20 credits
Participation in Policy and Planning
PGGE11016 20 credits
Water Resource Management
PGGE11018 20 credits
Forests and Environment
PGGE11025 20 credits
Climate Change and Corporate Strategy
PGGE11160 20 credits
Sustainability of Food Production
PGGE11165 20 credits
Environmental Governance
PGGE11248 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Additional courses to those listed below may be allowed with the permission of the Programme Director.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation - Environmental Sustainability

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11057 60 credits
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