Composition of the Study Programme
Degree
Master of Science (MSc)
Jointly awarded by Justus Liebig University Giessen and University College Dublin
Duration of studies
3 semesters (16 months) – 120 credit points (cp)
Composition of degree programme
Graduates will be equipped with three generic skill sets:
• Global change science (climate change, ecosystem research, biodiversity, land use change, resource management etc.),
• Policy and communication (policy and law, regulation and governance, stakeholder involvement, policy advice etc.),
• Data management, analysis and reporting (research methods, data collection, data analysis and evaluation, modelling etc.)
The Master's course comprises 12 core modules and two optional modules:
UCD modules, 35 credit points:
Core modules:
- Global Change Ecology – Introduction (5 cp)
Quantitative Methods (5 cp)
Plant-Atmosphere Climate Interaction (5 cp)
Science and Policy (5 cp)
Environmental Impact Assessment (5cp)
Environmental Law and Policy (5 cp) - Optional module (5 cp), e.g.:
Biodiversity (5 cp)
Peatland and Environmental Change (5 cp)
JLU modules, 35 credit points:
Core modules:
- Global Change: Modelling and Advanced Techniques (5 cp)
- Research in Ecology (3 cp)
- Policy Consultancy (6 cp)
- Resource Economics and Environmental Management (6 cp)
- Biodiversity Informatics (3 cp)
- Man in Past Climates and Climate Change Impacts (6 cp)
Optional module (6 cp), e.g.:
- Methods in Global Change Research (3 cp)
- Stress Ecology (3 cp)
- Adaptation to Global Change (3 cp)
- Evolutionary Biology (3 cp)
- Human Health Impacts of Climate Change: the International Dimension (6 cp)
- Political Consulting – Environmental Policy and Development Cooperation (6 cp)
Module Work Placement (20 cp)