MSc in Environmental Strategy
Electives
Work Placement: Students wishing to gain work experience in their chosen sector or field of interest will be assigned a placement (internship) which counts as a full credit module.
Transitions to a Low Carbon Economy:This module focuses on the transitions needed from the current situations in energy use, supply, markets and policy to those required as part of a long term, sustainable, low carbon energy system. The module introduces the range of low carbon technology options, the roles of consumers and institutions, and patterns of change in energy markets, regulation and policy.
Sustainable Development: Provides a critical understanding of the concept of sustainable development and the various constituents that contribute to the achievement of its core principles. The module explores the importance of integrating physical sciences and engineering with the biological and social sciences as the basis for a fundamental redesign of both technological and social processes to address an array of global and local concerns.
Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility: Provides an understanding of contemporary environmentalism. The module evaluates and discusses the way environmental concerns have affected organisations in the private sector, and how organisations have affected the content, shape and direction of the environmental debate. Particular emphasis will be placed on corporate environmental strategies, the distribution and organisation of environmental roles within an organisation as well as the industrial perspective towards industrial ecology and other recent environmental management concepts.
Environmental Economics: Provides an understanding of the basic environmental economic principles and concepts related to sustainable development. The module explores the use of valuation tools to measure environmental costs and benefits, and makes sense of the position of economics within the broader environmental arena. Students will engage in environmental economically-oriented discussions and deliberate on relevant case studies of environmental problems.
Environmental Auditing and Management Systems: Enables students to understand and develop appropriate environmental policies, and to enable them to appreciate and work with Environmental Management Systems (EMSs). Further, this module aims to provide insight into the role of environmental tools for problem solving and decision making in a complex environment with conflicting objectives.
Environment and Development: Provides insight into the interactions that occur within societies in the developing world. The module pays specific attention to the issues of who uses the “environment”, who has control over the use of resources, and who is excluded. The issue of multiple actors, mediums and systems which function within a variety of political, economic, social, historical and ecological conditions are discussed and debated.
Integrated Assessment: Explores the interface between scientific evaluations of environmental impacts and their use in policy decision processes, primarily by engaging participants in a case study. The module provides an introduction to judgement and decision making and experiences of working in project teams. The main objective is to give participants an insight into the practical implications of working on decision support problems, both from the perspective of consultants as well as policy makers.
Other electives: Students have the option of choosing up to two materials, manufacturing or energy modules as electives from a set of twelve modules offered within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and at City University in London.