Sustainable Water Environments

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Environmental and earth sciences

About this course

The Masters in Sustainable Water Environments will provide you with multidisciplinary knowledge and expertise in river catchment, lake and coastal environments, with a focus on the impact of and adaptation to changing environments. The programme is designed to enable you to develop an in-depth and critical understanding of contemporary global issues in surface water environments including climate and land use change, flood risk, restoration, ecosystem health, and associated management perspectives. The programme is ideal for you if you are keen to pursue a professional career or research in the water environment.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • Our School of Geographical and Earth Sciences is ranked in the top 15 in the UK (Complete University Guide 2022).

  • Students with interests in surveying water environments will benefit from access to the latest surveying equipment and software including RTK GNSS. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and terrestrial laser scanners.

  • Research in the Earth Systems Research Group and SUERC was ranked 1st in Scotland for world-leading publications and research environment in REF2014.This programme equips students with an interdisciplinary perspective on different surface water environments

  • Seminars given by industry feature throughout the programme.

  • MSc project options are either in collaboration with industry, or academic researchers in the School’s Earth Systems Research Group or the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC).

  • The School owns specialist laboratory and field equipment.

  • You will attend a residential semester 1 field class integrated into the 'monitoring water systems' course.

  • The School of Geographical & Earth Sciences has an Athena Swan Silver Award, demonstrating the school’s commitment to supporting women in scientific studies and careers, and to improving the working environment for all.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    Modes of delivery of the MSc in Sustainable Water Environments include lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory practical classes, computing workshops and fieldwork.

    You will take part in a residential field class in Scotland during Semester 1 to develop skills in the operation and analysis of water environment monitoring methods and technologies.

    In the final part of the programme, you will undertake a research project which will be supervised by a member of staff who teaches on the MSc programme.

    Each course is assessed separately. Example assessment methods are analytical reports, examinations, oral presentations, blog posts, podcasts and policy briefing documents.

    Core Courses ECOLOGY AND RESTORATION OF WATER ENVIRONMENTS INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS (LEVEL M) MODELLING WATER ENVIRONMENTS MONITORING WATER ENVIRONMENTS MANAGING SUSTAINABLE WATER ENVIRONMENTS: POLICY AND PRACTICE PRINCIPLES OF GIS REMOTE SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR GES PGT TOPOGRAPHIC MODELLING AND LANDSCAPE MONITORING SUSTAINABLE WATER ENVIRONMENTS MSC PROJECT

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1211 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
    2483 Environmental health professionals
    1212 Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services
    2152 Environment professionals
    2151 Conservation professionals

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Environmental and earth sciences

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    University of Glasgow

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