Environmental Monitoring, Research and Management Loughborough University

Overview

The   Environmental Monitoring, Research and Management programme from  Loughborough University focuses on the dynamic nature of biological and physical environmental systems and teaches the practical and analytical techniques that science, government and industry increasingly need to assess and manage dynamic environmental systems. There is an emphasis on the practical challenge of measuring, analysing and evaluating dynamic environmental data for environmental problem solving and management purposes. It is formulated around our fundamental belief that environmental problem solving and management must be based on asking the right questions, collecting the correct data, analysing it in an appropriate way and evaluating it in an applied context.Geography and Environment is located inside a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility, complete with a river science laboratory, geospatial laboratory, and several meteorological and hydrological field stations. The campus also has a 16-hectare research forest, comprised of ancient and semi-natural woodland.

Who should study this programme?

Our MSc Environmental Monitoring, Research and Management is aimed at those wishing to pursue a career in the environment sector or those already working in industry who are seeking to enhance their skills and employability.

Careers 

Our graduates have an excellent track record of securing jobs in environmental consultancy, research and government agencies in fields including flood risk modelling and engineering, catastrophe risk analysis, water quality monitoring and transport planning. Many of our graduates have secured jobs by networking with the contacts made during the programme.

Recent alumni from the school have gone on to join the following companies:

• Severn Trent Water
• Mott MacDonald
• Environment Agency
• Arcadis
• JBA Consulting

Roles have included: Flood Risk Analyst, Water Quality Consultant, Environment Impact Assessor and Consultant Hydrologist.

In addition, graduates regularly go on to undertake PhDs in environmental research.