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MRes Climate and Atmospheric Science

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Climate change couldn’t be more pertinent than it is in society today. Organisations and governments rely on the expertise of people who can help understand the impact of climate on a regional or global scale in order to create solutions for the future. It’s the skills and in-depth understanding you’ll gain in this field from this course which will prove invaluable to employers worldwide, in both the public and private sectors.

Highly numerate graduates with training in independent research are widely sought after. Our graduates have strong employment prospects – securing jobs with national agencies, environmental consultancies, wind-power companies and the insurance sector.

General Eligibility

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) or above in a physical science such as (but not limited to) physics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geophysics, atmospheric or environmental science, meteorology or oceanography.

Preferably, you will have also studied at least one year of university-level mathematics, though additional courses are available as part of this course.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Advanced Environmental Science Field and Research Skills

  • Advanced-Data Analysis and Visualisation for Environmental Applications

  • Scientific Quality and Discourse

  • MRes Research Project

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Introduction to GIS Skills for Ecologists

  • Population Dynamics

  • Energy, Molecules and Chemical Change

  • Atmospheric Chemistry

  • Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

  • Advanced Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

  • Winds, Bubbles and Explosions

  • Dynamics of Weather Systems

  • Earth Observations from Space

  • The atmosphere and Ocean Climate Change Processes

  • Atmospheric Pollution: Causes, Impact and Regulation

  • Ice in the Earth System

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.

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