Environmental Sciences

This MSc programme is designed to develop you into a leader in environmental science, prepared to combine scientific understanding, key transferable skills and knowledge of the policy and regulatory landscape. The programmes will give you research expertise and experience working with stakeholders, in addition to highly developed skills in the collection, processing, analysis and interpretation of environmental data. After completing this programme, you will be trained to contribute within and across research, policy and commercial spheres, having developed expertise in a range of topics including climate change, flooding, environmental pollution and biodiversity. Depending on your optional module choices, you can add the development of high-level skills in Environmental Impact and Assessment, and GIS and data science, and advanced knowledge of the interface of the environment, business and politics. Your programme is capped by a supervised research project that enables you to build on your specific knowledge and skill interests, with the option to design a project alongside an external stakeholder or business. The MSc in Environmental Sciences is a multidisciplinary programme which will provide students with the knowledge, skills and tools to understand many of today’s most pressing environmental issues, and the management options available to address these issues. The programme provides a core understanding of contemporary environmental change, including baseline system variability, current trends and future projections. The programme focuses on areas within the research expertise of the School of Environmental Sciences, including climate change, coastal environments, river and lake systems, carbon stocks and fluxes, ecosystems and biodiversity, and atmospheric and environmental pollution. A core objective of the programme is to provide students with knowledge and skills relevant to the management of complex environmental challenges. This includes training in fiel

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 6.0

International students: Full-time place, per year - £30,000; Part-time: £15,000

UK students: Full-time place, per year - £14,000; Part-time: £7,000

UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £14,000; Part-time: £7,000

International: Full-time place, per year - £30,000; Part-time: £15,000

28 September 2026

Rolling admissions - apply early

• Liverpool, United Kingdom