Sustainable Integrated Coastal Zone Management (Taught)

Focused on community interaction and practical experience, our programme offers a global perspective to the challenges facing coastal environments. By integrating community perspectives with social and natural sciences, and exploring the economic impacts of various activities, this programme will support the development of practical solutions within a whole systems approach.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

• This programme explores marine and coastal challenges using an integrated, whole-systems approach that addresses social, environmental, and economic factors.

• You will learn to adapt to evolving global challenges through a programme that prepares you for long-term success, with the skills to anticipate and react to future challenges in marine and coastal planning and sustainability.

• Working with local authorities, communities, and leading industry professionals, you will gain real-world experience in marine coastal planning and management.

• You will be taught at the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability, Dumfries Campus, an ideal location that gives you access to a range of coastal and marine environments.

• Our teaching staff is made up of both academic and industrial experts, ensuring your knowledge is grounded in current industry practices and developing trends.

• By building on your own knowledge and experience, you will develop skills to plan for the ever-changing challenges facing coastal communities.

• You will collaborate on coastal issues that have worldwide implications with learning opportunities through international partnerships and exposure to global perspectives.

• We offer work placement opportunities that allow you to put theory into practice.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Core courses
Principles and Practices of Coastal Area Planning
Integrated Costal Ecosystem Dynamics
Advanced Techniques in Coastal Area Planning
Research Methods in Environmental Risk and Management
Dissertation or Work Placement

Recommended optional courses
Environmental Ethics and Behaviour Change
Environmental Politics and Society
Ecology, Environment and Conservation
Environmental Communication
Responding to Risks in Aquatic Environments
Theories, Practice and Policies in Environmental Risk and Management