Teaching and assessment for Environmental Sustainability MA (Hons)

Our flexible MA structure means that for the first two years you can combine Environmental Sustainability with other subjects that interest you, such as Urban Planning, Geography, Economics, Politics and careers development.

Teaching methods include

• lectures
• seminars
• small group tutorials
• practical projects
• workshops
• guest seminars and talks from practitioners from various disciplines

At Levels 3 and 4 you will have fewer lectures and will learn from tutorials, seminars, local field and laboratory work, and workshops.

Your fieldwork will take place in both physical and social environments. We make use of Dundee city itself and other nearby locations and landscapes for local day trips. We also take you further afield into the Scottish Highlands, Spain, or Iceland for week-long residential field trips.

Your learning will be assessed through a combination of traditional exams and submitted coursework.

Specialist analytical and communication skills critical to environmental sustainability professional careers are assessed at Levels 2, 3, and 4.

Methods of assessment include:

• individual reports
• group reports
• critical essays
• presentations

At Level 4 you will apply the knowledge and expertise you have learned by writing a dissertation on a topic of your own choice.