The Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich is pleased to announce its latest taught postgraduate programme – MSc Global Environmental Change with Industrial Practice. This two-year programme is accredited by the Community for Environmental Disciplines in Higher Education (CEDHE) which oversees the largest accreditation scheme of environmental degree programmes in the world. The programme will combine academic excellence with practice through up to one year of paid employment with a UK-based environment sector employer, helping students gain invaluable field experience as part of their degree.
Students taking this programme have the opportunity to develop qualitative and practical skills around climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental regulation, meteorology and sustainability. Under the guidance of NRI's research active and practitioner staff, learners will develop practical skills across a broad range of areas including geographic information systems (GIS) and carbon footprinting.
Programme Lead Dr Conor Walsh said: ‘This programme fosters interdisciplinary skills and encourages students to apply their skills across subject boundaries. Previous students (of the non-placement programme) have praised the variety of modules that provide the knowledge and skills necessary for contributing to employment in industry, goverment, NGOs etc.'
‘The knowledge and skills I gained from the MSc Global Environmental Change programme have been instrumental in securing my current position as a Senior Research Associate in the School of Civil Engineering and Surveying at the University of Portsmouth. The programme's intellectually stimulating environment helped me develop key research skills, making me stand out and secure this role within a year of graduating,’said Kalhari Gunarathna, a former student.
Each student will be supported with supplementary career planning by a university specialist placement partner to identify a placement and will have an academic mentor while they undertake their placement.
Claire Coote, Teaching and Learning Lead at NRI commented: ‘NRI already runs two programmes with industrial placement in the food sector, which have been very successful in placing students and have resulted in numerous employment offers at the end of the placement. We are pleased to be expanding our portfolio of exciting programmes to train even more leaders and change makers.’
Learn more about what makes this programme unique here.
Employers in the environmental sector who are interested in hearing more about the opportunities for offering a placement to a Global Environmental Change student can contact us at