NYHED: International Master of Science in Environmental Risk
Environmental Risk is a interdisciplinary, international master's programme that gives you scientific knowledge and methodology to assess and manage environmental issues on a large scale.
The two-year programme is based on an interdisciplinary approach to analyze and solve environmental problems. Although emphasis is on theory and methods of Natural Sciences, the programme includes elements from Social Sciences with focus on practices on risk assessment of real environmental problems.
The programme covers subjects such as evaluation of environmental risks in connection with natural disasters, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides and flooding as well as evaluating technologies and chemical agents potential to harming ecosystems, animals and humans. Skills will be achieved necessary to professionally implement legislation and regulatory programmes and to provide in depth advice to future regulations.
The student will be trained to analyze the spatial patterns and relationships that may occur in the context of environmental risks. Identify and articulate issues within the key disciplines within environmental risk especially ecotoxnology, population and systems ecology, environmental history, environmental management, natural systems, geohazards and resource management.
All lectures and student collaboration are held in English, and the students are a mix of Danish as well as international students.
Careers
The student will be qualified to work with environmental issues in local government, international organizations and the private sector. A position will typically be as an environmental manager, -consultant, -officer or - coordinator in environmental oriented companies as e.g. DHI and COWI, environmental departments in private companies, the chemical industry, insurers or in NGO's
After completing this master, pursuing a PhD at RU or at another university could be considered.
Programme start¨
The programme will commence on 1 September 2013
Application deadline
15 March 2013
Further information
For further information on the programme, please contact Associate Professor Gary Banta, banta(at)ruc.dk