Climate Change Impacts and Sustainability MSc

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Brunel University

Comments about Climate Change Impacts and Sustainability MSc - At the institution - Uxbridge - Greater London

• Objectives
  We aim to provide students with an interdisciplinary knowledge of the potential impacts of global warming and climate change across a variety of key areas, including public health, business and economics, national and international policy and technological development, underpinned by a critical understanding of the concept of sustainability as applied to resource and energy use. In so doing, we aim to meet the changing needs of society by generating graduates able to tackle the challenges presented by climate change, thus preparing them for careers that will likely span the transition to a post-carbon economy.
• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements Applicants should normally hold at least a second class science social science or law based degree from a British University (or overseas equivalent) for admission to the Masters degree programme. Lower or other qualifications will be considered if supported by science A-Level (or equivalent) and / or relevant work experience. Applicants with prior experiential learning will be considered for admission. On satisfactory performance in the taught part of the programme the Board of Examiners may recommend the candidate to proceed to dissertation for the award of a Masters degree. English qualifications of GCSE grade C or an accepted English Language qualification equivalent to an IELTS score of at least 6.5
• Academic title
  Climate Change Impacts and Sustainability MSc
• Course description
  Course Details
  
  Typical Modules
  
      * Research and Critical Skills in Environmental Sciences
        (15 credits -  Insititute for the Environment)
      * Global Climate Change
        (15 credits - Insititute for the Environment)
      * Ecosystem Function
        (15 credits - Insititute for the Environment)
      * Environmental Hazards and Risk
        (15 credits - Insititute for the Environment)
      * Principles of Sustainable Development: Energy in transport and industry
        (15 credits - School of Engineering and Design)
      * International Business Ethics, Sustainability and Corporate Governance
        (15 credits -  Brunel Business School)
      * International Policy Analysis
        (15 credits -  School of Social Sciences)
      * Climate Change and Public Health
        (15 credits -  Insititute for the Environment and Brunel Graduate School)
      * Dissertation
        (60 credits)
  
  Special Features
  
  Departmental Research
  
      * Air pollution and public health;
      * Clean process technology and recycling;
      * Ecosystems and disease environments;
      * Ecotoxicology, chemicals in the environment, endocrine disruption and chemical safety assessment;
      * Environmental change, climate change, geological and hydrological hazards;
      * Water, waste and industrial wastewater treatment.
  
  Careers
  
  Global warming is a pressing and universal environmental issue, which is likely to affect essentially all arenas of human activity. This will create demand for professionals with the knowledge and understanding of how to mitigate our impact on the atmosphere and how to adapt to climate change. These professionals will be needed in a wide variety of organisations in public, private and charitable sectors; in energy, transport, mining, heavy and light industrial, service and retailing, financial, marketing and insurance. A recent one-day conference on global climate change organised by The Guardian featured presentations from central government (MPs, the Mayor of London, UK Govts chief scientific advisor) and local government (Merton Borough Council), NGOs (WWF, FoE), and from Shell, Boots, HSBC, Barclays, Cooperative Group, Berkely Homes, National Express Group, BAA, Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Vodafone and BskyB. These are among the myriad of target employers for graduates of the proposed program.
  

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