📖Program Curriculum
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
There are 4 core courses of 20 credits each Learners will have to take 2 optional courses from a list of 6 courses They will have the choice between a dissertation or work placement (60 credits)
Teaching approaches consist of a mixture of lectures seminars and tutorials solution focused workshop sessions (including laboratory sessions) and field-based study The programme aims to develop graduate attributes using different assessment approaches including group-work reports essays practical classes dissertation placement laboratory analysis and presentations In some courses there is an emphasis on investigation self-study seminars and more in-depth analysis of topics Subject specific and research skills are developed through extended practical projects
The courses involve formal classroom contact tutor-led practical exercises and e-learning Field laboratory and computer based practical skills and associated quantitative analysis and data interpretation form key outcomes of the programme
Group work is an important feature of the subject and will be integral to many aspects of the programme
Core Courses
RESEARCH METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL RISK AND MANAGEMENT
RESPONDING TO RISKS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS
RESPONDING TO RISKS IN TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
THEORIES PRACTICE AND POLICIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL RISK AND MANAGEMENT
Optional Courses
ECOLOGY ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
WORKING IN AN INTER-AGENCY ENVIRONMENT