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MSc, PG Diploma and PG Certificate in Environmental Management

Structure and Syllabus

MSc: 10 modules (4 core, 4 elective plus 2 research)
Postgraduate Diploma: 8 modules (4 core plus 4 elective)
Postgraduate Certificate: 4 modules (at least 3 core plus up to 1 elective)

Core modules

Ecological science and management (C100)
Environmental auditing (C108)
Environmental impact assessment (C107)
Introduction to environmental economics and policy (C170)

Elective modules

Climate change and development (C124)
Environmental valuation: theory, techniques and application (C122)
Ethics and environmental practice (C163)
International environmental law (C114)
Managing social and environmental responsibility (C167)
NGO management (C132)
Sustainable forest management (C85)
Sustainable land management (C168)
Water resources management (C126)
One module selected from another programme

Research modules (MSc only)

Research methods (R106)
Research report (RR01)

Short courses

Modules can also be taken as short courses for professional development or as a taster of the full degree, diploma or certificate programme. In 2009 the cost of taking a module is £925. To apply please fill in the short course application form available on the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (SOAS) website [external link].