Admissions

Overview

The School of Earth and Environment offers a number of MSc and MRes courses. Many of our courses are also available as a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) and can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis. Our courses link to the School's research activities, and are taught by our internationally and nationally recognised staff. Graduate employment for students who have completed our Masters programmes is excellent.

Course duration and structure

All our Masters courses start in late September and extend over one year if taken on a full-time basis, or two years if taken on a part-time basis.

All Postgraduate Diploma courses start in late September and extend over nine months (FT) or 20 months (PT).

Semester 1: Late September – January
Semester 2: Late January – May
Dissertation: Late May – early September

To obtain any of the postgraduate qualifications, you need to pass the required number of credits achieved through compulsory and optional modules. A dissertation is required for all MSc/MRes degrees which allows you to follow a programme of original research under the guidance of a staff member appointed as your supervisor.