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MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
Environmental modelling can help improve environmental systems through research and analysis. This can help us work towards sustainability and how to plan for the future through decision making and policy.This course will give you the opportunity to learn about sustainability principles and facilitate pro-sustainability change.You will develop the practical skills needed for creating the changes and transformation to help individuals and society move towards more sustainable practices. You will study areas such as:information systems and geospatial dataenvironmental assessmentsustainability in citiesYou will also learn about the law and governance of strategic decisions on complex economic, environmental, and technological questions around sustainability. You'll learn to take decisions based on computerised modelling and assessment techniques.You will learn about the low carbon transition, with particular reference to renewables. This will prepare you to lead in thinking and practice on vital aspects of the ongoing low carbon energy transition taking place at all levels of energy governance.In 2015, all UN countries pledged support for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to achieve a more prosperous future for all while protecting natural resources. This course aligns itself closely to these goals and you will have the opportunity to learn more about them during your studies.CEPMLP has been a global voice of energy law and policy since 1977. We are now working towards the transition to low-carbon economies worldwide. With over 6,000 postgraduate alumni from more than 50 countries, we prepare our graduates for high–profile careers in the public and private sectors.
This module develops an understanding and appreciation of geospatial data analysis and management centred on the core characteristics and functions of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related Technologies.
The just transition to a low-carbon economy is the greatest societal challenge of our time. As societies worldwide work towards 2030, 2040, and 2050 energy, climate and sustainability goals there is a need to ensure these are achieved in a ?just? way. Society in future has to be fair and equitable and also one where inequalities are addressed and resolved. This interdisciplinary course covers all of these complex challenges as countries worldwide aim to achieve a just transition to a low-carbon economy.
The aim of this module is to ground students in the principles of sustainability and sustainable development, to explore the linkages between theory and practice, and examine how more sustainable futures can be achieved in practice. The educational aims are to provide an overview of sustainability principles within an international context ? including key theories, concepts and appreciation of the contested nature of discourses in this area; develop critical interdisciplinary skills enabling linkages to be made across disciplinary boundaries and professional sectors and to emphasise the cross-cutting nature of sustainability issues and develop skills to examine how individuals and society move towards more sustainable practices.
The aim of this module is to build and develop key practical skills relating to planning, undertaking and communicating research, with specific training in effective project planning at the masters level. Specific and generic skills acquired during the module will assist you in successfully completing other taught modules and their individual project in semester 3.
