Msc Environmental Change, Impact And Adaptation in Aberystwyth University, UK

Msc Environmental Change, Impact And Adaptation in Aberystwyth University

Our MSc in Environmental Change, Impact and Adaptation is an innovative, bespoke, multi-disciplinary programme that addresses the challenges that climatic and other environmental changes pose to society. It draws on world-leading expertise in the department in both the natural and social sciences to cover a range of topics including: desertification, terrestrial carbon cycles, flooding, risk management, records of palaeo-environmental change, environmental hazards, policy response, sea-level rise, and the impacts of warming and changing rainfall on ecosystem processes.

Why study MSc Environmental Change, Impact and Adaptation at Aberystwyth University?

• ·         Aberystwyth DGES is home to a variety of research groups with interests directly related to the programme, including Environment and Society, Earth Observation and Ecosystems Dynamics, Rivers and Quaternary Research

• ·         The Department of Geography and Earth Science is top in Wales, with 78% of its research classified as either ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ -  REF 2014

• ·         Aberystwyth DGES is in the top ten of UK Geography departments with regards to research power, which provides a measure of the quality of research, as well as of the number of staff undertaking research within the department

• ·         DGES receives funding from organisations such as United Nations, WHO and the European Research Council

• ·         Opportunity to study the latest understanding of environmental change and our efforts to plan for and manage future change

• ·         Opportunity to undertake advanced training in environment based topics from one of the UK's leading research departments

• ·         Aberystwyth is located in a high quality outdoor physical environment and comprises a multi-national community

Careers

Upon completion of the course, you will be a highly competent contributor to any work relating to:

•  human impacts on and management of terrestrial ecosystems

• environmental risk assessment

• environmental policy analysis

• disaster relief

This course is also highly suitable to prepare you for future research at PhD level.

DGES graduates have taken a wide variety of career pathways in/as:

• The Met. Office
• The European Space Agency
• National Parks
• Field technicians
• Geologists
• Environmental consultancy
• Research work alongside prominent institutions/initiatives - REDD+ initiative, Norwegian Space Centre
• Policy advocacy work in the energy sector
• Planning roles across various market sectors
• Local and national government
• Civil Service
• Education

 

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