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Degree Programme Table: Soils and Sustainability (SAC) (MSc) (Part-time) - 3 years (PTMSCSOASU1P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Important information regarding optional courses: please be aware that the optional courses listed on this degree programme timetable may be subject to closure or a change of semester at short notice, and there may be a limit on places available. Unfortunately we can't guarantee that every student will get their preferred course option choices.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Soil Protection and Management
PGGE11183 20 credits
Soil Science Concepts and Application
PGGE11180 20 credits
Soil Ecology and Taxonomy
PGGE11221 20 credits
Professional and Research Skills in Practice
PGGE11238 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Important information regarding optional courses: please be aware that the optional courses listed on this degree programme timetable may be subject to closure or a change of semester at short notice, and there may be a limit on places available. Unfortunately we can't guarantee that every student will get their preferred course option choices.

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

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 40 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
OR

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

Select between 10 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
Biodiversity Under Pressure
ECLG11004 20 credits
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
PGGE11010 20 credits
Sustainability of Food Production
PGGE11165 20 credits
Environmental Valuation
PGGE11223 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
PGGE11289 20 credits
Development and Justice
PGGE11295 20 credits
OR

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

Select between 10 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
Text Mining for Social Research (fusion on-site)
EFIE11006 10 credits
Political Ecology
GEGR11001 20 credits
Values and the Environment (P)
PGGE11114 20 credits
Frameworks to assess Food Security
PGGE11164 20 credits
Environmental Geochemistry
PGGE11172 10 credits
Global Environment Challenges
PGGE11190 20 credits
OR

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

Select between 20 and 40 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
Introduction to Environmental Modelling
PGGE11250 20 credits
Environmental Survey and Monitoring
PGGE11263 20 credits
Nature-based Solutions
PGGE11265 20 credits
Environmental Site Assessment Project: A Field and Modelling Investigation
PGGE11281 20 credits
Phytotechnologies - plant-based technologies for environmental management
PGGE11290 20 credits
Public Participation in Policy
PGGE11305 20 credits
Making science relevant to policy and decision-making
VESC11260 20 credits
OR

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
Eco-evolutionary Responses to Anthropogenic Change
ECLG11005 20 credits
Data Science for Society (fusion on-site)
EFIE11020 10 credits
Interrelationships in Food Systems
PGGE11166 20 credits
Nature-based Solutions
PGGE11265 20 credits
Professional Skills in Environment & Development
PGGE11267 20 credits
Phytotechnologies - plant-based technologies for environmental management
PGGE11290 20 credits
Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes
VESC11243 10 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Important information regarding optional courses: please be aware that the optional courses listed on this degree programme timetable may be subject to closure or a change of semester at short notice, and there may be a limit on places available. Unfortunately we can't guarantee that every student will get their preferred course option choices.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation in Soils and Sustainability

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11182 60 credits
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