PGCert in Environmental Water Consultancy

Year 1

(Award available for year: Postgraduate Certificate)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able:
-understand the policy context underpinning environmental water management;
-have a detailed knowledge of hydrological processes and their investigation;
-be able to interpret a client’s needs and formulate a contract for the delivery of consultancy work;
-know how to managing a consultancy project from inception to completion.

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (Taught), Postgraduate Diploma & Postgraduate Certificate students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
the advanced techniques, specialist disciplinary knowledge, quantitative and field skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice related to river basin dynamics and management;
constructively evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
self-direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
critically to engage in the subject-specific knowledge, affairs and vocational development of industries and research related to river basin dynamics and management and of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms;
an ability to communicate research findings in a manner appropriate for academic publication and/or dissemination within the water industry and related sectors.

Assessment

Achievement for the Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
evidencing an ability to conduct independent in-depth enquiry within the field of environmental water management;
demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to this complex specialist area;
drawing on a range of perspectives from different stakeholders;
evaluating and criticising received opinion;
make reasoned judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.