MSc Climate Change: Managing the Marine Environment

The Climate Change: Managing the Marine Environment course offered by Heriot-Watt University is a postgraduate programme designed to educate students about the management and conservation of marine environments in the face of a changing climate. This programme equips students to understand the challenges and complexities of managing marine ecosystems for sustainable fisheries, marine conservation, and climate mitigation and adaptation. Course Content: This programme covers a wide range of topics related to climate change and the marine environment including marine resource management, ecosystem-based management, climate change adaptation and mitigation, fisheries biology, marine ecology, and international law and policy related to the marine environment. The course also provides a comprehensive scientific and practical knowledge about climate-resilient marine resource management strategies.Key Modules: The modules covered in the Programme include Climate Change: Causes and Impacts, Climate Change: Adapting to Change, Climate Change: Mitigation Strategies, Maritime Law and Policy, Marine Conservation and Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries Science, Sustainable Fisheries Management, Marine Biotechnology, and Marine Biogeography.Future Careers: Graduates of this program go on to careers in marine conservation and management, climate change adaptation and mitigation, fisheries science, marine policy and law, marine biotechnology, government, NGOs, and academia. The course also prepares students for further academic study, such as a PhD, in related fields.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.