Taught course
Environmental Sciences
Entry requirements
Please see the course page on the University website for full details.
Months of entry
September
Course content
You will develop a high-level understanding of the physical environment and how society interacts with it, building on what you learned during your undergraduate degree. This master’s programme will help you improve your critical analysis and team working skills and your written and oral presentation skills.
You’ll have the flexibility to design your own postgraduate degree by drawing on the expertise of many experts in the School of Environmental Sciences.
With optional modules, you can choose to focus on areas like:
- Understanding how the environment has changed over time and how to measure it
- Studying the latest methods of monitoring things like air pollution and sea level rise
- Learning about conservation biology and how to apply it
- Gaining skills in Geographical Information Science with hands-on training from our Data Science Lab
- Examining the connection between the environment, politics, and business.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- The reciprocal relationship between the environment and anthropogenic activities
- An overview of the processes that govern the physical environment (past, present and future)
- Independent thinking, critical insights, leadership, team work and a sound understanding of environmental issues (from global to local)
- How to acquire knowledge of regulations and policies from local government to international level
- Acquiring data through field work, laboratory work, literature searches and analysis to assess environmental conditions in the past and present.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- PG Recruitment
- pgrecruitment@liverpool.ac.uk