MScAgr Environmental Resource Management
| Duration: 1 Year (15 months for Irish OverseasAid) |
Interdisciplinary training in the development and utilisation of land and other environmental resources in an environmentally sensitive manner. Please click here to watch a video about the programme |
| Schedule: Full Time | |
| Starting: September 2013 | |
| Contact Name: John Fry | |
| Contact Number: +353 1 716 7703 | |
| Fees: Fees Information |
Who is the UCD MScAgr Environmental Resource Management for?
The UCD MScAgr Environmental Resource Management programme is designed to accommodate candidates with a variety of academic qualifications, including primary degrees in Agriculture, Engineering, Geography, Economics and various Sciences. In so far as is feasible, the programme content will be adjusted to take account of the background, interests and long-term aspirations of individual students.
What will I learn from the UCD MScAgr Environmental Resource Management?
The aim is to equip graduates in a wide range of disciplines with skills which will enable them to work effectively as professionals in the increasingly important area of natural resource management and conservation.
How will I benefit from the UCD MScAgr Environmental Resource Management?
Participants are encouraged to develop transferable skills encompassing:
An understanding of the key issues in environmental and rural development.
A knowledge of planning procedures, policy formulation and decision-making processes.
An appreciation of how resource development and environmental conflicts may be resolved.
An ability to design, implement and evaluate policies, plans and programmes based on a thorough understanding of the practices of environmental management and resource planning.
Personal competencies including independent study, teamwork and oral communication skills.
What is the UCD MScAgr Environmental Resource Management programme about?
The Masters in Environmental Resource Management provides postgraduate training in development and utilisation of land resources in an environmentally sensitive manner. The programme is concerned with the nature, utilisation and conservation of land and other biogeophysical resources. It addresses the impact of agricultural and industrial activities on the environment, and fosters the planned development and sustainable management of the rural environment and other resource sectors.
