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Environment and Climate Change MSc

University of Liverpool

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Liverpool Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The global impacts of climate change are one of the biggest threats facing the world today. Develop your understanding of climate change and the processes which contribute to contemporary environmental problems and threaten to transform our environment.IntroductionYou will gain the skills and techniques to allow you to reconstruct recent environmental change, along with methods of contemporary monitoring and the context for predicted possible future consequences.Through a mix of lectures, independent group study, coursework field work and laboratory work, you will develop your analytical research skills so you’ll be able to to conduct first-class research in the field of environment and climate change.Facilities that you will use during your master’s have recently benefited from substantial investment, meaning you will have access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. Studying Environment and Climate Change at master’s level will allow you to draw upon staff expertise from across the School of Environmental Sciences.Who is this course for?This programme is perfect for graduates with a degree in an environmental subject (or relevant experience) who want to develop climate change research and influence sustainability policy at all levels.What you'll learnAn understanding of the principles of palaeoenvironmental reconstruction as a means of obtaining information about long-term environmental processesThe methods of construction, applications of and strengths and weaknesses of global climate models as well as manipulating climatic time-seriesAn understanding of the Earth’s atmospheric and oceanic systems at various temporal and spatial scalesThe main drivers of environmental change during the Quaternary and the Holocene (the present interglacial period)The impacts of long-term human activities on the terrestrial and marine environmentTraining in the use of advanced laboratory techniques such as magnetic, bio-geochemical, sedimentological, environmental modelling techniques and microfossilsIndependent thinking, critical insights, leadership, team work and a sound understanding of environmental issues (from global to local). Knowledge of regulations and policies at local government level.

Tuition fees

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£ 28,300per year

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University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

  • University League Table

    23rd

  • Campus address

    Main Site, The Foundation Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Geography & Environmental

    28th out of 72

    16th out of 27 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    139 66%

    27th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    30th

    11

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.11 78%

    39th

    15

  • Entry standards

    / Max 222
    137 62%

    17th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    88.0 88%

    10th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.17 79%

    14th

    3

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