Study programme

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The 2-year (120 ECTS credits) MESPOM programme is delivered in English and includes three semesters of taught courses followed by a fourth research semester. The programme is regularly reviewed and endorsed by the Academic Board and by relevant bodies of all Consortium partners.

The first year (Semesters 1 and 2), taught at CEU, Budapest with contribution from Lund University and the University of Manchester includes mandatory and elective units focused on legal, economic, and political as well as scientific and technological aspects of key environmental challenges and the society-environment interaction. At the end of the first year the students take a 1-month Ecosystems Management course at the University of the Aegean on the island of Lesvos, Greece.

The full description of the MESPOM programme during the 1st year and a sample schedule are available from the MESPOM-CEU e-learning Website.

During Semester 3 (the first half of the 2nd year) students choose between specialised tracks in either preventive environmental strategies in the public and private sector (at IIIEE, Lund University) or environmental sciences and pollution control (at the SEAES, University of Manchester). Both tracks emphasize hands-on research and practical experience in industries, organizations, and laboratories.

In Semester 4 (the 2nd half of the 2nd year), students undertake individual thesis research at any of the four MESPOM Consortium partners. Each student has a thesis supervisor from the host institution and may have a second advisor from another Consortium partner. The topics of student research are closely linked to areas of research excellence of MESPOM Universities. Often, students combine their research projects with internships in government, inter- or non-governmental organizations, or in the private sector in Europe or their home countries. The research results in a Masters thesis which is jointly examined by the MESPOM Consortium partners. At the end of this Semester, the students come back to Budapest for a one-week thesis presentation and graduation ceremony.

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