University of Ulster

Program Information

Degree Offered

PgDip/MSc - Environmental Management with/and Geographic Information Systems

Format: Online

Program Description:

The School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Ulster has a well established reputation for teaching high quality fully online programmes and registers some 250 students each year to its suite of postgraduate courses.

The PgDip/MSc in Environmental Management with/and Geographic Information Systems is part-time and offered by Distance Learning. It aims to provide an advanced education in environmental management with a strong emphasis on teaching the concepts and methods for analysing spatial environmental data which are encapsulated within geographical information systems.

Key skills which will be developed are:
Biodiversity management plans and site restoration design
Ecological monitoring
Environmental management systems
Environmental impact assessment
Research analysis and data interpretation techniques
Management, processing, analysis, interpretation and presentation of geo-spatial data.
Operation and use of Geographic Information Systems.

Accreditation:

This course is accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences. http://www.ies-uk.org.uk

Eligibility Requirements:

Entry to the PgDip:
Applicants must hold a degree in a science related subject or equivalent or demonstrate their ability to undertake the course through the accreditation of prior learning.

Entry to the MSc:
Students initially register for the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip). Students who complete the PgDip with an overall mark of 50% or higher can proceed to the MSc programme. Students successfully completing the research project and with a pass mark of greater than or equal to 70% will graduate with an MSc with distinction. Those who obtain a pass mark of greater than or equal to 50%, but less than 70%, will graduate with an MSc.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No