MSc in Sustainability and Rural Regeneration

PgCert

Core modules are:

• Communities, nature and sustainability (S1)
• The economics of community wealth building (S2)
• Working with communities (S2)

PgDip

Option modules, from which you must choose three, include:

• Agroecology: regenerative food systems (S2)
• Biodiversity management (S2)
• Environmental impact assessment (S1)
• Extreme weather (S2)
• Geographic information systems (S2)
• Global mountain geographies (S1)
• Measuring greenhouse gas emissions & carbon footprinting (S2)
• Net zero society (S2)
• Qualitative inquiry (S2)
• Quantitative research and data analysis (S1)
• Sustainable deer management (S2)
• Sustainable land use (S1)
• Understanding sustainability discourses (S2)
• Understanding the policy environment (S1)
• Water resources in a changing climate (S1)
• An elective may also be taken from any of the university's masters programmes, e.g. other research skills, or modules such as Qualitative inquiry or Quantitative research and data management

MSc

To achieve the award of MSc Sustainability and Rural Regeneration you must complete a research dissertation.

Start date

• September
• January

How will I study my course?

• Full-time
• Part-time (structured)
• Part-time (unstructured)
• You will study through supported online learning using the university's virtual learning environment (VLE)
• A fully online induction web resource is available to all new students and you are encouraged to refer to this during your first term in particular. An optional, two-day, live, online induction event is also available for all students

How long will my course last?

• Full-time: 2 years @ 40 hours per week
• Part-time (structured): 3-4 years @ 12 hours per week per module
• Part-time (unstructured): 6 years (maximum) @ 6 hours per week per module

The number of hours per week indicates the total number of hours you should dedicate to the course, which includes time spent studying the learning resources provided and your own time spent on individual study and research.

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What can I do on completion of my course?

On successful completion of the course, you will be equipped to take up management positions, both at home and abroad, in:

• The public sector (e.g. local authorities, public utilities etc)
• Non-governmental development organisations
• International development agencies
• Community trusts and community development organisations
• Conservation agencies
• Environmental consultants
• Tourism heritage attractions
• National parks and countryside parks
• Secondary school teaching on completion of a PGDE
• Research and development