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Degree Programme Table: Soils and Sustainability (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCSOASU1F)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: 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

You must take these courses
Soil Protection and Management

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGGE11183 20 credits
Soil Ecology and Taxonomy

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGGE11221 20 credits
Soil Science Concepts and Application

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGGE11180 20 credits
Dissertation in Soils and Sustainability

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11182 60 credits
Professional and Research Skills in Practice

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11238 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Soils and Sustainability (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) Strongly Recommended Options - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED option courses for the MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
PGGE11010 20 credits
Environmental Geochemistry
PGGE11172 10 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) N - Soils and Sustainability (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) Recommended Sem 1 Options - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER ONE option courses for MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Principles of Environmental Sustainability
PGGE11060 20 credits
Development: Principles and Practices
PGGE11211 20 credits
Environmental Valuation
PGGE11223 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) N - Soils and Sustainability (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) Additional Sem 1 Options - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are additional semester one option courses for MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Atmospheric Quality and Global Change
PGGE11007 20 credits
Spatial Modelling
PGGE11092 10 credits
Frameworks to assess Food Security
PGGE11164 20 credits
Human Dimensions of Environmental Change
PGGE11249 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) N - Soils and Sustainability (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) Recommended Sem 2 Options - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER TWO option courses for MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
Participation in Policy and Planning
PGGE11016 20 credits
Forests and Environment
PGGE11025 20 credits
Sustainability of Food Production
PGGE11165 20 credits
Environmental Governance
PGGE11248 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) N - Soils and Sustainability (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) Additional Sem 2 Options - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are additional semester two option courses for MSc in Soils and Sustainability.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Interrelationships in Food Systems
PGGE11166 20 credits
Novel strategies for carbon storage in soil
PGGE11212 10 credits
Novel strategies for carbon storage in soil
PGGE11214 20 credits
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