MSc Environmental Change, Impact and Adaptation at Aberystwyth University

Our MSc in Environmental Change, Impact and Adaptation is an innovative, bespoke, multi-disciplinary programme that addresses the challenges that climatic and other environmental changes pose to society. It draws on world-leading expertise in the department in both the natural and social sciences to cover a range of topics including: desertification, terrestrial carbon cycles, flooding, risk management, records of palaeo-environmental change, environmental hazards, policy response, sea-level rise, and the impacts of warming and changing rainfall on ecosystem processes.

Why study MSc Environmental Change, Impact and Adaptation at Aberystwyth University?

• ·         Aberystwyth DGES is home to a variety of research groups with interests directly related to the programme, including Environment and Society, Earth Observation and Ecosystems Dynamics, Rivers and Quaternary Research

• ·         The Department of Geography and Earth Science is top in Wales, with 78% of its research classified as either ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ -  REF 2014

• ·         Aberystwyth DGES is in the top ten of UK Geography departments with regards to research power, which provides a measure of the quality of research, as well as of the number of staff undertaking research within the department

• ·         DGES receives funding from organisations such as United Nations, WHO and the European Research Council

• ·         Opportunity to study the latest understanding of environmental change and our efforts to plan for and manage future change

• ·         Opportunity to undertake advanced training in environment based topics from one of the UK's leading research departments

• ·         Aberystwyth is located in a high quality outdoor physical environment and comprises a multi-national community

Careers

Upon completion of the course, you will be a highly competent contributor to any work relating to:

•  human impacts on and management of terrestrial ecosystems

• environmental risk assessment

• environmental policy analysis

• disaster relief

This course is also highly suitable to prepare you for future research at PhD level.

DGES graduates have taken a wide variety of career pathways in/as:

• The Met. Office
• The European Space Agency
• National Parks
• Field technicians
• Geologists
• Environmental consultancy
• Research work alongside prominent institutions/initiatives - REDD+ initiative, Norwegian Space Centre
• Policy advocacy work in the energy sector
• Planning roles across various market sectors
• Local and national government
• Civil Service
• Education