Entry Requirements

Description
An undergraduate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in a relevant area, including Environmental and Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Forestry, Agriculture, Engineering, Economics or a related science or engineering field.
An undergraduate degree with a GPA of less than 2.5 in a relevant (science or engineering) area with a minimum of 3 years relevant post qualification experience.
A Postgraduate Diploma with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in a relevant science or engineering field (approved by the Department of Environmental Studies).

Courses

First Year
First Year
Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ENV5112 Research Methods 1: Communication, Ethics and Scientific Writing 4
ENV5105 Disaster Risk Management in the Caribbean 4
ENV5113 Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Management 4
ENV5111 Climate Change Science and Modelling/Introduction 4
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ENV5211 Climate Change Policy and Negotiations 4
ENV5209 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation 4
ENV5212 Resilience: Coping with Disasters 4
ZZZ5201 Elective (4 credits) 4 In consultation with your Head of Department, select either ENV5221 OR ENV5222
Second Year
Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ENV5309 Emergency Planning and Management 4
ENV6101 Statistics and Biometry 4
ENV5210 Community-Based Disaster Risk Management 4
ENV5207 Environmental Research Methods 4
Annual Attachment
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ENV6401 Research Project 12

Contact Us

  • The University of Guyana
    Turkeyen Campus
    Greater Georgetown
    Guyana
  • +(592)-222-2740
    +(592)-623-8325
  • admissions@uog.edu.gy