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Global Environmental Change – (M.Sc.)
The University of Edinburgh
College of Science & Engineering
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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MSc by Research. This new programme integrates physical and biological sciences, and seeks to make a real difference through a combination of our strengths within the School of GeoSciences. The programme offers students a broad and integrated understanding of global change, delivered by colleagues from different disciplines, some with close associations with industry and policy-makers. Many of the staff are research leaders, and the teaching will relate to current cutting-edge research within the School of GeoSciences.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates will:
* acquire conceptual and analytical skills to enable critical evaluation of perceived environmental problems;
* receive training in a range of generic professional skills;
* achieve a published research paper in an area which the student may later wish to develop for PhD study;
* develop links with research projects at national and international levels to enhance the student´s career development.
* Students´ intellectual skills will be enhanced by the critical evaluation of data acquired through sampling in the natural environment. Students will also have the opportunity to enhance their career development through links with research projects at national and international levels.
Contents
The programme starts in September each year and consists of:
* a training component during the first and second semesters (September to mid-February - Blocks 1-3);
* an individual research project, written up as a dissertation (March to August).
Taught ComponentThe taught component consists of 80 credits of taught courses. All students must attend and complete the compulsory core course:
* P01149 - Recent Global Environmental Change - (10 credits)
A further 70 credits are selected from the following courses offered within related MSc programmes:
* P00688 - Atmospheric Quality and Global Change - (20 credits)
* P00741 - Contemporary Issues in Earth Observation - (10 credits)
* P01523 - Forest Ecosystems - (20 credits)
* P00685 - Foundations in Ecological Economics - (20 credits)
* P00807 - Principles of Environmental Sustainability - (20 credits)
* P00808 - Research Methodology - (20 credits)
* P00692 - Soil Protection and Management - (20 credits)
* P00729 - Water Resource Management - (20 credits)
DissertationDuring the 1st Semester the research (dissertation) project will be developed and some preliminary work carried out. Most of the data collection, analysis and submission of a dissertation not exceeding 30,000 words will take place between beginning of March and end of August. We have identified these general areas:
* atmosphere-biosphere feedbacks
* land-water fluxes of carbon and nitrogen
* landscape-climate interactions
* anthropogenic environmental change
* abrupt climate change
* ecosystems as part of the climate system
The subject of the dissertation is chosen by the student in consultation with prospective supervisors and the Programme Director. A principal supervisor and a second supervisor are appointed to guide and monitor the work. Supervisors may be drawn both from within and without the University, allowing students to conduct research in a wide range of areas relevant to global change.
The degree will be awarded on the basis of the dissertation work but students are required to pass the taught courses at a minimum level (50%) in order to proceed to the dissertation element.
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Requirements
A good first degree in an appropriate subject, equivalent to a UK 2:1.
Evidence of proficiency in English is required to (one of..) the following levels:
* IELTS 6.5, with scores of at least 6 in each section
* TOEFL Paper 580, with scores of at least 55 in each section and 4.0 in the TWE
* TOEFL Computer 237, with scores of at least 21 in each section and 4.0 in the writing section
* TOEFL iBT 92, with at least 20 in each section
Before you enroll for your course, you will be expected to take a short English test at the Institute of Applied Language Studies in Edinburgh, unless your result is the equivalent of 7.0 or above in IELTS. The Test of English at Matriculation (TEAM) is a diagnostic one which is taken in addition to any other English result you may have. Depending on the results of this, you may be recommended or required to take further tuition in specified areas. This tuition is free of charge and is taken alongside your academic studies in the Autumn or Spring terms. Details of this will be sent to you with your admission papers.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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