The aim of this module is to enable students to:

• acquire an understanding of the hands-on fundamentals of GIS;
• apply GIS techniques to analyse environmental data, generate and present useful information and support decision making processes;
• appreciate and explain the key benefits and limitations associated with the use of GIS and its underpinning data.

The aim of this module is to develop knowledge, understanding and skills required to undertake hydrological and meteorological measurements, and to evaluate measurement and monitoring practices and policies for a changing climate.

The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of alternative climate pathways, to use data and tools to define probable climate futures (with a focus on the UK over the 21st century), and to rehearse strategies for communicating future change.

The aim of this research-led module is to understand how the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relate to each other and to model their interactions, with a special focus on the quantitative analysis of Climate, Land, Energy, and Water systems (CLEWs). Students will work with the CLEWs modelling framework, developed as part of the Climate Compatible Growth programme within STEER – the Loughborough Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience.

The aims of this module are for students to develop research project and proposal ideas and to relate their research experience to environmental management practice through interaction with professionals in a range of careers, with a view to enhancing their own professional development.

The aims of this module are to introduce students to mathematical and numerical modelling in (i) the simulation of natural hazards and (ii) the application of this in geospatial models of risk. It will provide an opportunity for the student to obtain an understanding of the benefits and limitations of modelling methodologies.

Climate services is a growth industry involving the translation of climate science into usable formats that support high-consequence decision-making, operating rules, and design of long-lived assets, despite deep uncertainty about the future. The aim of this module is to understand diverse sources of climate risk information and, through practical exercises, learn to implement appraisal frameworks used to operationalise climate science, within complex institutional, ethical and governance landscapes.

The aim of this research-led module is to understand policy options and their economic impacts on sustainable development, with a focus on greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and adaptation in the energy sector. Students will gain hands-on experience with OSeMOSYS, a powerful open-source energy modelling tool, developed as part of the Climate Compatible Growth programme within STEER – the Loughborough Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience.

The principal aim of this module is to produce an original, critical piece of research specific to the programme on which a student is registered. An original analysis of data is expected, which may use primary data or secondary data or a combination of the two, with appropriate contextualization in the relevant literature, progressive research methodologies and skills in data analysis, interpretation and writing-up.

The principal aim of this module is to produce an original, critical piece of research specific to the programme on which a student is registered. An original analysis of data is expected, which may use primary data or secondary data or a combination of the two, with appropriate contextualization in the relevant literature, progressive research methodologies and skills in data analysis, interpretation and writing-up.