MSc Climate Change
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The
MSc in Climate Change is based in the Climatic Research Unit (CRU)
at the School of Environmental Sciences (ENV). The course is
designed to provide you with in-depth interdisciplinary knowledge
of climate change science, society and policy. The course content
equips our graduates for careers in areas as diverse as government
agencies, business consultancies and academia.
Climate change and variability has played a major role in shaping
human history and the prospect of global warming as a result of
human activities presents society with increasing challenges over
the coming decades.
This course provides an authoritative assessment of the subject,
including recent climate history, prese…
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The MSc in Climate Change is based in the Climatic
Research Unit (CRU) at the School of Environmental Sciences (ENV).
The course is designed to provide you with in-depth
interdisciplinary knowledge of climate change science, society and
policy. The course content equips our graduates for careers in
areas as diverse as government agencies, business consultancies and
academia.
Climate change and variability has played a major role in shaping
human history and the prospect of global warming as a result of
human activities presents society with increasing challenges over
the coming decades.
This course provides an authoritative assessment of the subject,
including recent climate history, present-day variations and
climate prediction, the ways in which ideas of climate change
impact on the environment, society and human welfare, and the role
of climate science in policy development. Its temporal focus spans
the Holocene period through to the year 2100, with particular
emphasis on contemporary issues. You are encouraged to interact
with the course content through a series of student-led
debates.
The course covers the fundamentals of the changing climate,
including the Earth’s energy balance, the general circulation of
the atmosphere, causes of climate change and variability and the
greenhouse effect. You will also learn about research methods,
consisting of empirical approaches to climate reconstruction (e.g.
tree ring analysis), data preparation and analysis, detection of
anthropogenic changes and theoretical or model-based approaches to
climate prediction. You will study the evidence and causes of
recent climate change with a focus on the period from 1 AD to the
present, including the atmospheric build-up of greenhouse gases and
its consequences for the behaviour of the Earth system.
The ways in which climate change is understood by societies and how
it influences the development of policy and stimulates social
action is a key component of the course. This covers the social
history of climate change, climate risk perception, climate
economics, mitigation and adaptation. This includes an assessment
of the Framework Convention of Climate Change, prospects for
emissions control at the national and international level, climate
geo-politics and equity and reconciling development issues with
climate change.
Recent Dissertation Titles
- Mainstreaming climate change adaptation policies within the National Development Plan in Egypt
- UK tree phenology and its relationship to climate, past and present
- Local community responses to climate change in Chiang Mai, Thailand
- The cement industry and climate change - motivations, drivers and barriers for change
“Studying the MSc in Climate Change at UEA was a great
opportunity, both professionally and personally. Thanks to the
experience, I found a job that really fulfils my expectations - and
I also met some great people that have become some of my best
friends.”
Javier Sabogal Mogollón Former Student.
"Spending a year studying with the experts in climate change at
UEA and doing research for my dissertation has helped me perform
better in my job. In addition, the relationships that I built
during the course will be useful throughout my career working on
climate change related issues in Egypt."
Saber Osman Former Student.
Course Organiser:Prof Philip Jones
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We welcome applications from students whose first language is not English. To ensure such students benefit from postgraduate study, we require evidence of proficiency in English. Our usual entry requirements are as follows:
IELTS: 6.5 (minimum 6.0 in all components)
TOEFL: Internet-based score of 88 (minimum 18 in listening, 21
speaking, 19 writing and 20 reading)
PTE (Pearson): 62 (minimum 55 in all components)
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
Other tests such as TOEIC and the Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English are also accepted by the university. Please check with the Admissions Office for further details including the scores or grades required.
INTO UEA and INTO UEA London run pre-sessional courses which can be taken prior to the start of your course. For further information and to see if you qualify please contact intopre-sessional@uea.ac.uk (INTO UEA Norwich) or pseuealondon@into.uk.com (INTO UEA London).
- 95% of research activity classified as internationally leading, excellent or recognised in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
- Teaching of the highest quality; rated “ Excellent” in the most recent Teaching Quality Assessment.
- With 62 faculty members, the School is the largest interdisciplinary Environmental Science department in the UK.
- Extensive recent investment in buildings and laboratories provide excellent facilities for research.
- A large community of researchers, including more than 150 research students, 72 research staff and 27 technicians.
- “The School of Environmental Sciences is the strongest in the world” Prof Sir David King, UK Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor, 2005.
Our Open Days will give you the opportunity to experience the University of East Anglia's unique campus atmosphere.
Fees and Funding Tuition Fees 2013/14- UK/EU £5,000
- International £12,500
- The Simon Wharmby Postgraduate Scholarship of £3000 is available to one student annually. Please view the full terms and conditions or contact the Environmental Sciences Admissions Office for more information.
International Students
- International applicants applying to this course can be considered for one full fees Commonwealth Scholarship, one Faculty of Science half fees scholarship, or up to two £1000 scholarships. The deadline for the Commonwealth Scholarship is 15th March 2013 and for all other scholarships the deadline is 1st April 2013.
Commonwealth Scholarship
Students applying for the Commonwealth Scholarship are not required
to submit an essay. All eligible candidates to whom the school has
made an offer are automatically considered for nomination. The
successful candidate and a reserve will be notified by 31st March
2013. If you have not been contacted by this date then
unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. The appropriate
application forms will be sent to the successful student.
Faculty of Science Scholarships
Students wishing to apply should submit an essay answering the
following question in 1000 words: 'Do we understand the climate
change system sufficiently well to make projections of future
climate change that can be relied on in all aspects of future
planning?' Essays should be emailed to the Admissions Office.
Please ensure you include your full name, the course you have
applied to, and your applicant number in your email.
For more information please contact the Environmental Sciences Postgraduate Admissions Office (env.pgt.admiss@uea.ac.uk).
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