General data
| Name of the master | Masters in the Environment |
| Official postgraduate programme (POP) | POP in Experimental Sciences and Sustainability |
| Type | Mixed mode |
| Offered by | Institute of the Environment  , Faculty of Science |
| Number of credits | 60 |
| Language of instruction | Catalan: 60 %
Spanish: 10 %
English: 30 % |
| Study regime | Full time |
| Duration | One academic year |
| Start of the course | 1 October 2007 |
| Method | Face-to-face |
| Course organised by | Years |
| Maximum number of students | 40 |
| Price | Subsidised (to give a general idea of what this means, for the 2006-2007 academic year the price has been set at 24-28 € per ECTS credit; in anticipation of approval of a Government of Catalonia decree, expected by June 2007, an approximate increase of between 5% and 7% can be calculated for the 2007-2008 academic year). |
Educational objectives
This Masters aims to prepare students to become experts in one of the following three aspects related with the environment: biological diversity and its conservation; understanding, planning and management of land, especially periurban, rural-urban and free areas, in the broadest sense; and phenomena related with air and water environments, in natural areas and in situations in which these resources are used, managed and profited from.
We can highlight the following specific aims:
- To acquire basic knowledge to analyse current environmental issues.
- To acquire the skills and abilities needed to provide an answer to the aforementioned issues.
- To introduce students in professional practice in the different areas of the environment.
Curriculum structure
The programme is organised in two phases. The first provides instruction related to two groups of skills: a first group with 15 ECTS credits containing advanced generic training in the area and providing the skills to uncover and transfer the knowledge considered necessary for anyone holding a masters degree; and a second one with 30 ECTS credits containing the advanced training specific to the Masters in the Environment. The second phase, with 15 ECTS credits, corresponds to a research practicum or supervised internship in a company or in public administration (to choose).
This structure can be spread over three specialisations or tracks: Environmental Biology, Geography in Town and Country Planning and Environmental Management, Environmental Physics and Technology. Students can choose subjects to have access to multidisciplinary training if they want it.
Relación provisional de asignaturas del máster 
Descripción de las asignaturas del máster en Medio Ambiente
Horarios y aulas:
Career opportunities
Research personnel in universities, companies or other research centres. Technician in charge of environmental issues in companies from a variety of sectors and in public administration. Environmental consultant. Manager of protected natural areas. Technician carrying out and following up environmental audits and impact studies. Environmental professional in the industrial sector in charge of environmental issues or in engineering firms working with environmental processes (water, air and soil).
Admission profile, previous education requirements and admission and selection criteria
Assessments will be made of the academic records of students holding degrees in Environmental Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Industrial Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Forest Engineering, Geography, Geology, Economics and Sociology, and of students who have completed training in various sciences, technical and social sciences programmes that might require some complementary studies.
While priority will be given to students with better academic records, consideration is also given to the following criteria: if they receive a grant as part of a research group at the University of Girona; if they can demonstrate knowledge of foreign languages (especially a sufficient level of English to be able to follow the instruction, part of which may be given in that language); and finally if they have other merits such as previous research experience or professional experience in the environmental field. Also taken into consideration will be that the final objective is the elaboration and defence of a doctoral thesis at the University of Girona.
» More information: General entrance requeriments
Pre-registration and registration
Pre-registration must be completed online.
First pre-registration period: will begin on 2 April and will run until 1 July 2007
Admission decisions: on 18 July 2007
First registration period: from 20 until 30 July 2007
If places are still available, a new pre-registration period will be open from 20 July until 19 September 2007.
» More information: Pre-registration and registration
Admission to the Doctoral programme
Students can apply for admission to the doctoral course of any Official Postgraduate Programme (POP, Programes Oficials de Postgrau) at the University of Girona provided they have completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits in a POP programme or have an official master’s degree and have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in their undergraduate and postgraduate studies at a university or other centre of higher education. The applications will be reviewed by the Doctoral Council of each programme.
» More information: POP doctoral programmes
Contact
Academic staff person in charge:
Josep Calbó
josep.calbo@udg.edu
Telephone: 00 (34) 972 419 848
Additional information
Stays abroad
Refer to the UdG External Relations website: http://www.udg.edu/internacional/
Grants
Refer to the UdG Research website: http://portalderecerca.udg.edu/
The mobility of visiting academic staff in this masters has been partly financed by the Directorate General for Universities (State Secretariat for Universities and Research, Ministry of Education and Science)