Ireland
Environmental Management
- Course code
- E79
- Level
- —
- Award
- Postgraduate Diploma at UK Level 7
- Classification
- —
- Awarding body
- Open University
- Duration
- 2 years part-time study. How long it takes Most students study the Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management part-time, completing 60 credits a year over two years. Typically, this means 14–15 study hours each week. You must complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management within eight years.
Programme summary
If you’re interested in designing and participating in more effective environmental management, this diploma is for you. It’s suitable for a wide range of contexts, from government, commerce and industry to voluntary, local and community organisations.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification. However, some option modules do have entry requirements. We’ll ask you to prove you meet them when you register for any of these modules:
- Advance your independent learning (YXM830) Although this qualification has no entry requirements, we recommend you have:
- A UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a science or engineering discipline.
- Minimum IELTS (International English Language Testing System) scores of: § Reading: 5.5 § Writing: 5.5 § Speaking: 5.5 § Listening: 5.5 § Overall: 6.0. Our free course, Succeeding in postgraduate study, helps you develop the skills and confidence to manage the requirements and demands of postgraduate study. You’ll also need the skills and knowledge to:
- Write technical essays and reports at a high level.
- Carry out calculations using logarithms and the exponential function.
- Analyse numerical data.
- Understand and apply scientific principles in relation to chemical reactions, biological processes and energy conversion. While Environmental monitoring and protection (T868) may not be the module you study first, the T868 diagnostic will help you assess if you’re ready for this qualification.
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