Environmental and Earth Resource Management MSc
Facts about Environmental and Earth Resource Management
| Qualification | MSc |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full time (September start): one year Part time (September start): two years (Part time is only offered to Home/EU applicants) Full time (January start): 20 months |
| Attendance | Full time: Two days a week Part time: One day a week |
| Assessment | Exams; individual or group-based exercises; reports; reviews; practical exercises; seminars; poster presentations; role-play exercises and simulations; research project (MSc) |
| Course structure | |
Choose Kingston's Environmental and Earth Resource Management MSc
This course provides a holistic education and training in the understanding, management and development of the Earth's natural resources. It covers a broad range of environmental and sustainability issues and is designed especially for those wishing to enhance their existing skills and qualifications for careers in the environmental and Earth science professions.
Environmental law and policy is a central theme across the taught modules, and you can specialise in a particular area of interest by replacing a taught module with a self-study module on contemporary issues in environmental and Earth resource management.
What will you study?
You will examine the need for a multidisciplinary approach to the management of environmental problems that arise from the use and misuse of natural resources. You will be trained in relevant Earth science techniques for the collection, analysis and interpretation of environmental data.
You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills to the study of particular environmental problems. You will also investigate the rationale behind the exploitation and conservation of the natural environment and the need for a sustainable management strategy. Your chosen topic for your major research project enables you to tailor the course to suit your interests.
This course is taught by staff in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing. Find out more...
Teaching staff include:
- Dr Stuart Downward;
- Dr Peter Hooda; and
- Dr Pamela Murphy.
Many of the staff in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. You can specialise in a particular area of interest by replacing a taught module with the self-study Contemporary Issues in Environmental and Earth Resources module.
Core modules
- Waste Management and Contaminated Land Remediation
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Waste Management and Contaminated Land Remediation
This module provides an understanding of the types, sources and effects of contaminants in the environment, and their effects on ecosystems and human health. It covers an awareness of the feasibility and limitations of the main techniques and strategies for the remediation of contaminated land. There is a specific focus on the policies and practice of waste management in developed countries.
- Sustainable Environmental Management
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Sustainable Environmental Management
This module evaluates the changing nature of human interaction with the environment and the development of present day environmental awareness in the context of sustainable development.
It provides an in-depth understanding of the environmental issues faced by business and industry, and the challenge of improved sustainability against a background of evolving government policy and stakeholder pressure.
The module also promotes critical understanding of environmental management systems (EMS) as developed in response to changing environmental policy or other stakeholder demands.
- Biodiversity and Conservation
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Biodiversity and Conservation
This module reviews the concept of biodiversity and examines current conservation policy, strategies and issues as they apply at a range of scales. An examination of their applications within local, regional and national and global frameworks provides an important policy perspective.
- Water Resource Management
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Water Resource Management
This module offers an opportunity to study the relationships between water and human society at a variety of scales.
In particular, it looks at how water has been managed at global, national and regional scales and how an understanding of hydrological knowledge can be applied to practical water resources problems. It further introduces and investigates the wider concepts of water resources management, governance and water planning decisions.
- Mineral and Energy Resources
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Mineral and Energy Resources
This module aims to develop your appreciation of the broad geological controls on the distribution of the Earth's major non-renewable mineral and energy resources. It also develops your understanding of the socio-economic and environmental consequences of extraction and the approaches used to limit environmental damage.
It fosters an understanding of the concept of sustainable development of renewable and non-renewable mineral and energy resources. Finally, it develops a knowledge of the history and principles of law and policy in mineral and energy resource development.
- Economic Ethics and the Social Environment
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Economic Ethics and the Social Environment
This module explores the meaning and application of responsibility towards the environment, economy and society.
It uses relevant economic and geographical theory to examine local, national and international sustainability issues. In particular, we use case studies to examine the commercial, industrial and public sectors' involvement and response to a range of issues.
- Remote Sensing of the Environment
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Remote Sensing of the Environment
This module explores the meaning and application of responsibility towards the environment, economy and society.
It uses relevant economic and geographical theory to examine local, national and international sustainability issues. In particular, we use case studies to examine the commercial, industrial and public sectors' involvement and response to a range of issues.
- Research Analysis and Data Analysis
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Research Analysis and Data Analysis
This module prepares you for independent research work, including an explanation of the importance of unbiased data sampling and how it may be achieved.
It seeks to improve the quality of your scientific thought and procedure by explaining a range of statistical and other data analytical techniques applicable to environmental and spatial data.
In addition to the use of GIS elsewhere in the course, the module provides extensive experience of the use of computers for data analysis and other applications.
- Research Project
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Research Project
This module provides experience of planning, designing and executing a sustained piece of independent research. It involves:
- formulating a testable hypothesis;
- designing a programme of data collection to test it;
- critically evaluating and interpreting your own data in the light of current research; and
- summarising and reviewing in a clear and professional manner.
Optional module
- Contemporary Issues in Environmental and Earth Resources
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