Exploiting natural and environmental resources, such as fossil fuels, minerals, fish, forest, land or the atmosphere, is inherently problematic. Environmental and Resource Management is about solving environmental problems.
You will study the interaction and the conflicts between the environment, nature and the society. And you will learn to solve these conflicts by economical, political and technical means. You will follow courses in management skills enabling you to act as a leader in the area.
You will work on projects covering everything from idea, analysis, solution and implementation. Projects could e.g. be to investigate an urban areas possibility for reducing CO2 emissions from its transportation sector or to find out whether it is possible from both a technical and economical point of view to have 100% coverage of renewable energy in isolated places.
The programme includes social science as well as technical and natural science courses and is based on mandatory and elective courses.
The third semester has a flexible content. In this semester you can do either an internship, follow courses at another university or choose erected elective courses.
The final 6 months will be spent writing your M.Sc. thesis. The thesis is a scientific research project, often carried out in collaboration with one of university's industrial partners.
Teaching varies between lectures, classroom instruction and project work together with other students. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions.
The final 6 months will be spent writing your MSc thesis. The thesis is a scientific research project, often carried out in collaboration with one of university's industrial partners.
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Graduation from the master degree programme confers the title Master of Science (MSc).