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Environmental Science and Management – (M.Sc.)
University of York
Department of Environment
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,560 - ≈ € 15,305 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | York / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of York
This course will provide a firm grounding, through its core modules, in the fundamental principles of environmental science that underpins environmental management. It will prepare students for jobs in environmental consultancy and business, in government and non-governmental organisations and in environmental research, either in the UK or overseas. A wide choice of optional modules allows students to structure their degrees according to their own specific interests in environmental science, ecology and conservation and environmental policy and economics. Through its emphasis on research, environmental assessment methods, and the application of critical thinking to specific case studies, the course will equip students to analyse and tackle the complex, multi-faceted problems that characterise environmental management.
The approach to both teaching and research within the Environment Department emphasises the value of multi-disciplinary approaches to address policy-related problems. This is strengthened through close links with its two associated research institutions: the Central Science Laboratory and the Stockholm Environment Institute. The course benefits from input from staff from these institutions in the form of case-study based teaching and joint supervision of dissertation research projects.
Contents
All Environment degree programmes have a 'modular' structure, where each module comprises a 10 credit unit or multiple of this. A 10 credit module is equivalent to 100 hours of work, typically comprising 18 contact hours with staff and 82 hours of private-study for a lecture-based module. Modules involving field and laboratory classes have greater proportions of contact time.
Students must accumulate 180 credits for the MSc and 120 credits for the diploma from compulsory and optional modules. Dissertations are compulsory and worth 30 credits for the MSc and 20 credits for the Diploma. MSc students must also complete a summer placement project, worth 50 credits, which is usually done outside the university. Students obtain 70 credits through compulsory taught modules and accumulate the rest through optional modules. During the first three weeks of term students can attend more modules than they will continue with in order to help them decide which ones they want to complete.
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Requirements
Students must generally have or be expecting to obtain at least an upper second-class undergraduate degree or equivalent, and ideally have studied some aspects of environmental science. However, special considerations may be made, particularly for candidates wanting to take courses in mid-career as continued professional development. Applicants holding degrees in other science or engineering subjects will also be considered.
Students whose native language is not English must obtain a TOEFL grade of at least 600 in the paper-based test, or 250 in the computer-based test. A score of 6.5 minimum in IELTS is acceptable, with at least 6.0 in writing and speaking. These are minimum requirements. Students whose grades only just exceed these levels will greatly benefit from improving their English whilst studying at York. Hence we strongly recommend that they attend (for a small extra fee) courses run by the University's Language Centre during their degree. Prior to starting a degree, some students may be required to complete an intensive English language course, which starts in July and runs through to the end of September. As well as improving language skills this course will also provide a valuable introduction to British culture for people who may find it rather foreign here.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
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