Environmental Risk Management MSc

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 solutions. 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.<br/><br/>**WHY THIS PROGRAMME**<br/><br/><br/>- 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).<br/><br/><br/>- There will be a choice between a dissertation or work placement in the last semester.<br/><br/><br/>- You will have the opportunity to hear from guest lecturers from government and non-government organisations, from international agencies and from academia.<br/><br/><br/>- You will develop subject-specific knowledge of environmental risk management with broad-application from local to global levels.<br/><br/><br/>**PROGRAMME STRUCTURE**<br/><br/>**Core Courses**<br/>Research Methods in Environmental Risk and Management<br/>Responding to Risks in Aquatic Environments<br/>Responding to risks in terrestrial environments<br/>Theories, Practice and Policies in Environmental Risk and Management<br/><br/>**Optional Courses**<br/>Ecology, Environment and Conservation<br/>Environmental Communication<br/>Environmental Ethics and Behaviour Change<br/>Environmental Politics and Society<br/>Working in an inter-agency environment