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From the climate crisis to liveable cities, from the changing nature of our workplaces to how we value biodiversity, humanity’s relationship with the environment is the most important issue of our lifetime. Environmental psychology is at the very heart of this topic. Our MSc program, established in 1973, equips you with the social science knowledge and skills needed to make a difference in our world. As a student, you will:

Our MSc is run by our Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES), a pioneering hub for interdisciplinary environmental research and postgraduate teaching. Drawing upon the engineering, physical and social sciences, we’ll develop your technical and analytical skills to understand and resolve environmental problems.

This course offers an exciting opportunity to learn about environmental and manmade hazards, vulnerability and risk, planning and logistics, disaster response and crisis management. You’ll develop your skills as a confident, professional emergency planner and responder, able to manage people and situations in the field.

Focus on the area of Primate Conservation that you’re passionate about - and learn directly from internationally renowned conservation researchers.

Comprehensive training in the theory and practice of environmental geoscience that equips graduates for careers in scientific, engineering, and environmental consultancies, natural resources and mining industries, regulatory agencies, and research in Ireland and further afield.

The M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences is a 30 credit hour program that is offered both full and part-time within the Biology Department. Students are required to complete 24 credit hours of coursework in addition to 6 credit hours assigned to research and the completion of an M.Sc. thesis.

The curriculum for the M.S. in Environmental Sciences allows students to gain a strong scientific understanding of ways to study, evaluate, and interpret environmental realities and their impacts, as well as to manage and mitigate environmental problems.