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Freshwater System Science – (M.Sc.)
University of Glasgow
School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 17,633 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Glasgow
* MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
* PgDip: 8 months full-time; 16 months part-time
Through a combination of core and optional courses you will combine training in the physical and biological aspects of aquatic environments with training in research methods, environmental data acquisition and handling.
You will attend lectures, seminars and tutorials and take part in lab, field, project and team work and study trips in the UK.
Core courses
* Residential introduction
* Coastal and estuary processes
* Hydrology
* Impacts of climate change
* Statistical modelling
* Principles of GIS
* Freshwater sampling techniques
* Freshwater ecology
* Research and professional issues
* Research project (summer).
Optional courses
* Scientific diving
* Boat handling
* Spatial modelling
* Applied GIS
* Remote sensing
* Principles of land survey
* Hydrographic Survey
* Catchment management
* Water pollution
* Programming in R
* Advanced linear models
* Introduction to R
* Scientific writing
* Introduction to Bayesian statistics
* Introduction to general linear models
* Experimental design and power analysis
* Spatial processes
* Multi-species models
* Phyloinformatics
* Single-species population models
* Estimating population sizes.
Contents
* MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
* PgDip: 8 months full-time; 16 months part-time
Through a combination of core and optional courses you will combine training in the physical and biological aspects of aquatic environments with training in research methods, environmental data acquisition and handling.
You will attend lectures, seminars and tutorials and take part in lab, field, project and team work and study trips in the UK.
Core courses
* Residential introduction
* Coastal and estuary processes
* Hydrology
* Impacts of climate change
* Statistical modelling
* Principles of GIS
* Freshwater sampling techniques
* Freshwater ecology
* Research and professional issues
* Research project (summer).
Optional courses
* Scientific diving
* Boat handling
* Spatial modelling
* Applied GIS
* Remote sensing
* Principles of land survey
* Hydrographic Survey
* Catchment management
* Water pollution
* Programming in R
* Advanced linear models
* Introduction to R
* Scientific writing
* Introduction to Bayesian statistics
* Introduction to general linear models
* Experimental design and power analysis
* Spatial processes
* Multi-species models
* Phyloinformatics
* Single-species population models
* Estimating population sizes.
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Requirements
Normally a second class Honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate subject (eg Biological Science, Environmental Science, Ecology, Civil Engineering, Geography, Earth Science, Chemistry)
Mature applicants with industrial experience may be admitted to the PgDip in the first instance.
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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