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
- Core Skills for Research (5 cp)
- Plant-Atmosphere Climate Interaction (5 cp)
- Global Change Ecology – Introduction (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:
- Plant-Soil-Atmosphere Interactions (5 cp)
- Ecosystem and Model Development (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.:
- Scientific Presentations in Ecology (3 cp)
- Evolution Biology (3 cp)
- Human Health Impacts of Climate Change: the International Dimension (6 cp)
- Global Change - Advanced Techniques (3 cp)
- Political Consulting – Environmental Policy and Development Cooperation (6 cp)
Module Work Placement (20 cp)
Module Research Project/Thesis (30 cp)
· Core Skills for Research (5 cp)
- Plant-Atmosphere Climate Interaction (5 cp)
- Global Change Ecology – Introduction (5 cp)
- Science and Policy (5 cp)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (5cp)
- Environmental Law and Policy (5 cp)