Büro Karl Holmer Sachverständiger für Kraftfahrzeuge - Echinger Forum

environmental law
water issues
0
modelling
economics
GIS
desertification
risk management
climate change
remote sensing
audits
energy
soil erosion
corporate environmental liability
geomorphologic consequences
population ecology
deforestation
MSc Environmental change
The course aims to produce
students with a broad
appreciation of all aspects of
the management of people
and institutions in relation to
environmental change; who are
analytical in their approach; and
who are competent and aware
decision makers. Successful
applicants develop an in-depth
understanding of not only the causes
and consequences of environmental
change, but also an awareness of
the legal, economic and ethical
underpinnings of remedial action
or management. The central theme
of this course is the development
of a truly inter-disciplinary
approach to the management of the
environment.
The course is a 1-year MSc by
coursework and consists of full
time study, with assessment by
course assignments and written
examinations.
The course includes: 3 compulsory
courses, 2 chosen options, a
dissertation, attending ‘Friday
workshops’ and fieldtrips.
Course 1:
Issues and Driving Forces
Growth and nature of
environmental awareness; critical
issues in current and future
environmental change in terrestrial,
atmospheric, aquatic and marine
systems; the forces driving change
including population growth and
affluence, resource scarcity, climate,
and patterns of energy use; and
concepts of equilibrium, thresholds,
and sustainability.
Course 2:
Managing the Environment
The nature of environmental
management at various levels,
(the household and consumer
behaviour, the business perspective,
special interest groups, national
and international action and
co-operation); the formal legal
framework; and how the above
are mediated by cross-cutting
dimensions of a legal, economic,
ethical, cultural and ecological
nature.
Course 3:
Methods and Techniques for
Environmental Management
Basic computing and modelling;
sociological and ecological
experimental design; data
acquisition and handling; risk
assessment; and GIS and remote
sensing, surveys and monitoring.
Subject
First degree subjects of alumni
Political Science
Natural Science
Biological Science
Engineering
Business
Miscellaneous
Geography
Arts
Environmental Science
0% 10%
% Alumni
20%
Option Courses
Students have to complete 2 options
courses. These consist of tutorials
in small groups, and are assessed
through an extended essay. Current
available options are:
• Business and sustainable
development
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Climate change economics
Conservation and biodiversity
Energy and the environment
Environmental modelling
Forests and forestry in a
changing world
International environmental law
Land degradation
Latin American environmental
policy
Participation and
environmental governance
Transport and the environment
Vulnerability, resilience and
adaptation to natural hazards
and climate change
Weather, society and finance.
Friday Workshops
These are all-day events and include
lectures, discussions, and report-
back. Current choices include:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Environmental education
International environmental law
Multi-lateral financial
institutions
Participation and
environmental governance
Raising awareness of
environmental issues: the role
of the media
Stakeholders and research
Environmental consultancy
Sustainable business
Understanding of science and
the media
Water management and
pollution in the UK.
Field Trips
There are a number of residential
field trips each year, which are
designed to illustrate specific