
Structure Required modules Programmes are divided into modules. You will take modules totalling 180-190 credits as outlined below. You are required to take the following module: Dissertation (60 Credits) Science Pathway If you choose the Science pathway, you are also required to take the following modules: Fundamentals of Climate Change (15 credits) Environmental Data Analysis (15 credits) Modelling Environmental Change (15 credits) Research Design and Project Management (15 credits) Policy Pathway If you choose the Policy pathway, you are also required to take the following modules: Environmental Science and Policymaking (15 credits) Fundamentals of Climate Change (15 credits) Practising Social Research (15 credits) Research Design and Project Management (15 credits) Optional modules In addition, for both the Science and Policy pathways, students are required to take 60-70 credits of optional modules, which may typically include: Climate: Science and Society (15 credits) Earth Observation and Remote Sensing for Sustainability (15 Credits) Environmental Dynamics in the Anthropocene (15 credits) Environmental Science and Policymaking (15 credits) (Compulsory for Policy pathway, Optional for Science pathway) Environmental Science for Sustainability (15 credits) Fundamentals of Environment, Politics and Development (15 credits) GIS and Spatial Data Science (15 Credits) Resilience, Adaptation and Development (15 Credits) Risk Analysis: Science and Applications (15 Credits) Other Optional Modules Available to Students on this Programme: Internship (Environment and Society) (15 credits)