Environmental Sciences University of Liverpool

Overview

With the  Environmental Sciences programme from University of Liverpool , will give you research expertise and experience working with stakeholders, in addition to highly developed skills in the collection, processing, analysis and interpretation of environmental data. After completing this programme, you will be trained to contribute within and across research, policy and commercial spheres, having developed expertise in a range of topics including climate change, flooding, environmental pollution and biodiversity. Depending on your optional module choices, you can add the development of high-level skills in Environmental Impact and Assessment, and GIS and data science, and advanced knowledge of the interface of the environment, business and politics. Your programme is capped by a supervised research project that enables you to build on your specific knowledge and skill interests, with the option to design a project alongside an external stakeholder or business.

Key facts

The MSc in Environmental Sciences is a multidisciplinary programme which will provide students with the knowledge, skills and tools to understand many of today’s most pressing environmental issues, and the management options available to address these issues. The programme provides a core understanding of contemporary environmental change, including baseline system variability, current trends and future projections.

The programme focuses on areas within the research expertise of the School of Environmental Sciences, including climate change, coastal environments, river and lake systems, carbon stocks and fluxes, ecosystems and biodiversity, and atmospheric and environmental pollution.

A core objective of the programme is to provide students with knowledge and skills relevant to the management of complex environmental challenges. This includes training in field and laboratory-based environmental monitoring, modelling environmental systems, and the analysis and interpretation of environmental data for research and management.

Graduates of the programme will have developed technical and research expertise, including the skills to critically interpret and evaluate a range of environmental datasets.

In combination with an understanding of the policy and regulatory landscape, graduates will be prepared to be leaders in contributing meaningfully to addressing environmental challenges at local, regional and global scales, and within the public, commercial and industrial spheres.