MSc Soils and Sustainability

This course is designed for students interested in a career in land-based management or environmental protection, and teaches the importance and role of soils in the 21st century.

Location: Edinburgh
Study mode: Full-time, Part-time
Subject Area: Agriculture
Department: Agriculture and Business Management
Start Date: September 2020
Additional Info: The MSc is a one year course for full-time students. It is also a possible to complete the MSc over a period of two or three years.

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Course Overview

As well as forming the basis of all agricultural production, soils store water, mediate the impact of pollutants, provide biological habitats, impact on the accumulation of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, help to deal with society’s waste, provide extractable minerals and the foundations for the housing and roads on which we depend.

This programme aims to introduce students to the concept and role of soils in food production and land resources in the 21st century.

Suitable for students seeking a career in land-based management or environmental protection, it examines the role of soils as a fundamental of sustainable terrestrial ecosystems and the key to food production.

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Elspeth Martin, Postgraduate Academic Administrator
Phone: +44 (0)131 535 4198
Email: elspeth.martin@sruc.ac.uk

Sarah Buckingham, Programme Director
Phone: +44 (0) 1315354177
Email: Sarah.Buckingham@sruc.ac.uk

Entry requirements

UK honours degree (2:1) or equivalent in any subject. Consideration given to UK honours degree at 2:2 with additional experience.

Proficiency in English (IELTS 7.0 or equivalent).

What you'll learn

This programme involves two semesters of compulsory and option taught courses followed by a period of individual dissertation project work.

Compulsory courses:

Soil Protection and Management
Soils Science Concepts and Application
Soil Ecology & Taxonomy
Professional and Research Skills in Practice
Dissertation

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