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PostgraduateCourse summary
Overview Prepare for a career in environmental management with this vocational course that focuses on the key skills involved. You’ll learn from international experts how to properly evaluate the potential impacts of proposed policies, plans or projects, drawing on best practice from around the world. Learn through doing, based on an approach of applying theory in practice on a weekly basis, and through a field course. This course is ideal for anyone who values the socio-ecological environment and wishes to contribute to sustainable development. You’ll develop your research, communication, teamwork, and analytical skills – giving you the necessary skills for a career with environmental consultancies, decision-makers, regulators, statutory consultees, and NGOs, amongst others. About This Course On this MSc course, you’ll explore why and how we use environmental assessment, the consequences of good and bad practice, and what different stakeholders expect from it. You’ll investigate case studies to clearly illustrate how environmental assessment works to deliver more sustainable outcomes. These include (amongst others):
- Planning a strategy for a new deep coal mine
- Planning a stakeholder engagement strategy
- Working out the likely impacts of a biomass power station
- Conducting a phase 1 habitat survey
- Carrying out a sustainability appraisal of a land use plan
Modules
Please see our website www.uea.ac.uk for further information.
Assessment method
Please see our website www.uea.ac.uk for further information.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Environmental Auditors Registration Association
Entry requirements
DEGREE CLASSIFICATION Bachelors Degree - 2.1 or equivalent DEGREE SUBJECT Environmental Science or related disciplines across the Social Sciences, Arts and Science.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | with minimum 6.0 in Writing and Speaking and 5.5 in Listening and Reading |
English Foreign Language: Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading): Test dates should be within 2 years of the course start date. We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
https://www.uea.ac.uk/apply/our-admissions-policy/english-language-equivalencies
https://www.uea.ac.uk/apply/our-admissions-policy/english-language-equivalencies
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £11000 | Whole course |
| England | £11000 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £11000 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £11000 | Whole course |
| Wales | £11000 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
If you are a postgraduate student on a part-time course please assume a 50% fee of the equivalent full-time course per year, or a pro-rata fee for the module credit you are taking. Module fees are subject to incremental increases for any subsequent years of study.
Please enquire within the faculty admissions office to find out whether a part-time option is available for your course.
Sponsorship information
UEA offers a limited number of scholarships for International students of up to 50 per cent of the value of tuition fees; these awards are based on academic merit.
Provider information
University of East Anglia UEA
Norwich Research Park
Norwich
NR4 7TJ