12 months full time
Fees per academic year 2013-14
UK and EU: full time £6,000 part time £3,000
International: full time £14,750 part time fees
More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.
Please note that the former title of this programme was Environmental Consultancy.
This programme aims to develop the specialist skills and multidisciplinary knowledge needed for careers in ecological consultancy. An emphasis is placed on developing the business skills needed to define and evaluate environmental problems in a variety of contexts within a commercial framework, including example case studies taken from real situations.
You take compulsory modules, optional modules and complete a research project, often with an environment establishment, leading to a thesis.
Find out more detailed information about the programme modules
Normally a second-class Honours degree in a related discipline (eg environmental sciences, biological sciences). Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. However, applicants with a minimum of IELTS 5.5, or equivalent, will be accepted on condition that they undertake an appropriate pre-sessional English language course at INTO Newcastle University.
Our INTO Newcastle University Centre can provide extra tuition to help you meet the University's English language requirements.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has rules for international students regarding minimum English language requirements.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
International Students, consult your own government for funding. The University offers International Scholarships, and there are funding opportunities by external organisations available.
Students should consult their employers for sponsorship opportunities.
You may be asked to contribute to the cost of essential field classes; however, some financial assistance may be available.
More information on scholarships, studentships, bursaries and other funding is available from our database.Visit our postgraduate application site.
There is no closing date for this programme. However, international students applying for September 2013 entry should apply by Friday 12 July 2013 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.
Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.
For further information please contact:
Recruitment Secretary
School of Biology
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 246 4848
E-mail: biology.tso@ncl.ac.uk
This programme is within the subject area of Environmental Science.