MSc Environmental Informatics

Geography

The growth in importance of geographical information systems (GIS) within sustainable natural resource management has led to an increasing demand for relevant GIS skills amongst trained natural resource managers. This postgraduate degree will provide you with detailed training in the techniques of GIS analysis, with particular reference to the sustainable management of natural resources and application of GIS to resource management. You will learn the techniques involved in the creation, collection, storage, processing, modelling, interpretation, display and dissemination of data and information about the environment.

In the most recent Postgraduate Taught Excellence Survey (PTES), Geography came top out of all subjects at Leicester in comparison to the sector average in terms of the overall quality of the learning and teaching experience.*

*PTES survey, 2016.

Teaching and AssessmentTeaching includes lectures, seminars, self-paced learning, directed reading and practical sessions. Assessment is a mixture of coursework and exams. Your dissertation will be assessed separately.

ResourcesResources available to you include an optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) lab, an atomic absorption spectrophotometer, a scanning electron microscope, a cold store, a Coulter laser diffraction particle size analyser, differential GPS, and a 3D laser scanner - along with a wide range of electronic and traditional field equipment.

Our cartographic unit provides a high quality mapping, design and drawing service and our map library has over 100,000 accessions including aerial photographs and atlases, all of which helps you to create leading-edge work.

About the Course

MODULES

DISSERTATION

In the last five months of the course, you will undertake a research project, examining in depth a topic of particular relevance to your interests and work. You will identify an appropriate sustainable management issue to investigate; develop a proposal that details your research methods; carry out a literature review; and apply the theory you have learned to produce a critically informed analysis.

SEMESTER 2

Core modules• Geographic Visualisation• GIS Research Methods in the Field

Optional modulesEither• Living with Environmental Changeor • Ecological and Environmental Assessment

SEMESTER 1

Core modules• Induction• Introduction to GIS

Optional modulesChoose two option modules from:• Earth Observation and Remote Sensing• Programming in R• Sustainable Management of Biological

Resources: Ecosystem and Biodiversity Conservation

• Environmental Economics• Global Climate and Environmental Change

Key FactsLength of course: 1-2 years full time

Mode of study: Campus-based

Intake dates: September each year

Entry requirements: 2:2 degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and/or several years’ appropriate professional experience

Fees: Please visit our website for up to date fee information

www.le.ac.uk/courses/environmental-informatics-msc

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years. Please visit our website for full up to date module information.

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