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University of Glasgow: Environmental Risk Management

Institution University of Glasgow View institution profile
Department School of Social & Environmental Sustainability View department profile
Web glasgow.ac.uk/dumfries
Study type Taught

Summary

This interdisciplinary programme will allow you to acquire an in-depth understanding of how risks from natural hazards materialise and affect societies globally and to develop conceptual and analytical skills to assess and propose innovative solution. The programme is delivered through a mixture of approaches including lectures, seminars, field classes and experiential learning. Students have the opportunity to undertake a work placement with a wide range of organisations and apply theoretical and practical skills developed throughout the core courses.

  • You will be studying in the South of Scotland where the landscape offers opportunities for multiple field visits to study real case examples of risks linked to natural hazards (in the sea, on the coast, on land)

  • There will be a choice between a dissertation or work placement in the last semester

  • The opportunity to hear from guest lecturers from government and non-government organisations, from international agencies and from academia

  • You will develop subject-specific knowledge of environmental risk management with broad-application from local to global levels.

There are 4 core courses of 20 credits each. Learners will have to take 2 optional courses from a list of 6 courses. They will have the choice between a dissertation or work placement (60 credits).

Teaching approaches consist of a mixture of lectures, seminars and tutorials, solution focused workshop sessions (including laboratory sessions) and field-based study. The programme aims to develop graduate attributes using different assessment approaches including group-work, reports, essays, practical classes, dissertation/placement, laboratory analysis and presentations. In some courses there is an emphasis on investigation, self-study, seminars and more in-depth analysis of topics. Subject specific and research skills are developed through extended practical projects.

The courses involve formal classroom contact, tutor-led practical exercises and e-learning. Field, laboratory and computer based practical skills and associated quantitative analysis and data interpretation, form key outcomes of the programme.

Group work is an important feature of the subject and will be integral to many aspects of the programme.

Core Courses

  • RESEARCH METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL RISK AND MANAGEMENT
  • RESPONDING TO RISKS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS
  • RESPONDING TO RISKS IN TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
  • THEORIES, PRACTICE AND POLICIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL RISK AND MANAGEMENT

Optional Courses

  • ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
  • ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
  • ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND SOCIETY
  • LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
  • WORKING IN AN INTER-AGENCY ENVIRONMENT

The set of skills you will acquire in the programme will allow you to pursue a diversity of careers in the private sector including consultancies; public organisations, in particular those dealing with issues related to disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and sustainable development; non-governmental organisations and intergovernmental organisations; or you can proceed to undertake PhD research and a potential academic career.

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The University of Glasgow’s School of Social & Environmental Sustainability is located in south-west Scotland with a close-knit community of students from across the UK and around the world. Combining idyllic surroundings with academic excellence from one of the world’s top universities, Dumfries Campus is the perfect setting to give you an incredible student experience.

Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. The University has a history of changing the world, and the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability provides the opportunity for students to learn from experts across a variety …

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