This programme is intended for applicants with a degree in any discipline, such as social sciences and arts, environmental sciences, law, business studies or engineering.
An honours undergraduate degree (NFQ Level 8) with a minimum upper second class honours or international equivalence is required
Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.
Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements may enter the programme upon successful completion of UCD’s Pre-Sessional or International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes. Please see the following link for further information
http://www.ucd.ie/alc/programmes/pathways/
Acknowledge the spatial consequences of policy approaches, and recognise the importance of fairness in environmental policy processes and outcomes. Apply their professional knowledge using tools and transferable skills to generate integrated and evidence-based responses to environmental challenges, including climate change, to achieve a more resilient and sustainable future. Communicate effectively verbally, graphically and through written documents, and to communicate concepts, knowledge and conclusions to peers, specialists and non-specialist audiences within an interdisciplinary environment. Demonstrate effective research, policy analysis tools and evaluation skills and the ability to develop evidence-based policy proposals. On successful completion of the programme, students should be able to: Appreciate environmental policy research, develop skills as autonomous researchers, and recognise the value of research as an input into improved policy making and policy implementation. Understand how environmental policy is operationalised within the wider political, institutional and legal frameworks, and understand the social, economic and political context that informs approaches to achieve sustainable development. Understand the challenges and responsibilities of assessing tradeoffs in their response to environmental challenges and be open to critically assessing, debating and reflecting on these, and acting in the interests of the common good. Work effectively both on their own and as part of a team in an interdisciplinary context. To date, our graduates have been very successful in gaining employment in environment-related fields in a diverse range of public, private and NGO organisations. Past graduates are now working for a number of agencies both nationally and internationally including private (e.g. Samsung Electronics; Wisetek; Citi Bank; AWN Consulting; EnvEcon; Irish Water), public bodies (e.g. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs) and NGO organisations (e.g. Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice; Plant life Economy Foundation; Amazon Environmental Research Institute Brazi Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information. Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.