Course summary
MSc Green Infrastructure aligns expertise from geography with that from landscape and environmental planning. The course is the first of its kind to bring together the theory, practice and evaluation of green infrastructure. The MSc provides the foundations to understand why we need green infrastructure, alongside an understanding of how we transition from design to implementation. It is taught by nationally and internationally recognised experts in green infrastructure who will deliver a course that trains graduates with the conceptual, practice-based, and evaluative skills needed to develop green infrastructure in real-world scenarios. The course benefits from an integration of cutting-edge research by The University of Manchester researchers who are working at the forefront of investment, design and management of urban greening, sustainable drainage, health and well-being, economic prosperity, policymaking and nature-based solutions to urban problems. Manchester, and the north-west of England, also offers an excellent real-world 'laboratory' to test alternative approaches to green infrastructure. You will engage with policy, practice and communities to gain an appreciation of the range of added benefits that green infrastructure can deliver and develop an understanding of the innovation solutions that it offers. Working with, and being taught by, green infrastructure practitioners, also provides the course with a clear link between academic thinking and real-world application. You will also attend an overseas fieldtrip to Berlin (or equivalent) to explore state-of-the-art green infrastructure schemes and engage practitioners and policy makers.
Entry requirements
We require a UK Honours degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification or the overseas equivalent. Degrees in Planning, Geography, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sciences are desirable, but not essential.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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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
Sponsorship information
We offer a number of postgraduate taught scholarships and merit awards to outstanding applicants and international students. In addition, the Manchester Alumni Scholarship Scheme offers a £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a first-class bachelor's degree within the last three years and are progressing to a postgraduate taught master's course.
Provider information
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL