Environmental Leadership

It will equip them with a capacity and capability for environmental leadership relevant to their career trajectory. The course has a focus on cross-sector skills and competences that can be transferred from one topic/occupational area to another, so enabling national and international occupational mobility for its graduates.

Optional EV6101: The Environment and Human Health - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional EV529: Environmental Impact Assessment - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional MI5106: Environmental Resilience - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional BI5108: Green Lab Principles and Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional ST2001: Statistics for Data Science 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional TI6131: Introduction to Development - 10 Credits - Semester 1

Optional TI6134: Dynamics of Climate Change - 10 Credits - Semester 1

Optional PAB5125: One Health - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Required ME521: Research Methods for Engineers - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Required EV604: Environmental problems & Solutions - 10 Credits - Semester 1

Required IE446: Project Management - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Required EV535: Research Project - 30 Credits - Semester 1

Required EV6102: Environmental Leadership - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Required EC5117: Natural Resource Governance & Sustainability - 10 Credits - Semester 1

Optional TI6102: Marine Spatial Planning and Policy - 10 Credits - Semester 2

Optional EV532: Climate Change & Biodiversity - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional EV534: Invasive Species & Biodiversity - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional MK5118: Social Marketing & Sustainability - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional ST2002: Statistics for Data Science 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional PAB5127: Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional EG5105: Interdisciplinary Study of the Climate Neutral City Mission - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Required EV5102: Communicating Science and Research - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have a primary degree with a 2.1 or above, or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Applicants who do not have an academic background and have relevant experience are welcome to apply. They may be required to attend an interview.



Additional Requirements

English language proficiency: IELTS 6.5



Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Applicants who do not have an academic background and have relevant experience are welcome to apply. They may be required to attend an interview.

Closing Date

Please view the offer rounds website at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/postgrad-admissions/key-dates/



Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System

1 year

Next start date September 2024

Closing Date Offers are made on a rolling basis.

The course will produce well-rounded, motivated, mobile and dynamic problem-solvers and leaders who can work in any area related to environment, marine and energy. The subject knowledge, transferable skills and thesis elements of the course are designed to provide graduates with the opportunity to carry out further research, work in the public or private sector, or create their own employment.



Graduates will acquire transversal and multidisciplinary skills in governance, communication and management, enabling them to take on roles within an industrial setting, or within a regulatory body or private consultancy firm. Careers such as project managers, consultants and advisors exist within public and private sectors in Ireland and elsewhere. In addition, the course will provide opportunities for some students to move into PhD programmes or other research roles.