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Environmental History (MSc) – (M.Sc.)
University of Nottingham
Geography
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,282 ≈ € 12,762 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Nottingham / 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 Nottingham
The School of Geography has established strengths in the field of Environmental
History, and this course integrates staff research interests in the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas with teaching and learning to provide a potential gateway to research degrees and a wide range of employment opportunities.
The purpose of the course is to foster an in depth appreciation of the interaction between people and their environment in a historical perspective, as well as understanding the limitations placed on humankind by the natural environment. Through this course, you will examine how people have treated and shaped their environment, and changed and developed their ideas about the natural world over time.
If you have an interest in the concepts, issues and methods used in Environmental History, then this course is aimed at you.
Contents
You will study 90-credits´ worth of core modules in:
* Approaches to Landscape
* Research Design
* Environmental History
In addition, you will be able to choose 30 credits of optional modules, according to your personal interests. Available modules are currently offered in the Schools of Geography, History and Art History, American and Canadian Studies, Archaeology and the Business School, and include topics such as:
* Landscape Ecology and Environmental Management
* Cultural Geography of English Landscape
* Landscape History of Liguria
* Landscape in Britain since 1800
* Past and Present Environments: Key Texts, Thinkers and Issues
* Critical Human Geographies
Please note that all module details are subject to change.
Having completed the taught components of the course in the autumn and spring semesters, you will be required to write a 60-credit dissertation on a subject of your choice related to Environmental History.
Course Structure
The MSc in Environmental History can be completed during 1 year of full-time study or over 2 years, part-time.
You will need to complete a total of 180 credits to pass the course. This includes 120-credits´ worth of compulsory and optional modules (as listed above), as well as a 60-credit dissertation.
The dissertation is an extensive piece of independent research in a subject of your choice. You will benefit from the support of a dedicated project supervisor, as well as the generic research skills training offered by the University´s Graduate School.
We also offer a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental History, as well as a research training route approved by the Economic and Social Research Council.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Entry requirements:2.1(Upper 2nd class hons degree or international equivalent)Including:Ecology, history, Env history, geography, Env Sci, Geology, Env management, forest history, landscape ecologyIELTS:6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)TOEFL paper based:573 with 4.5 TWETOEFL computer based:230 with 4.5 in TWETOEFL IBT:88 (no less than 19 in any element)
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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