Masters Degrees (Glaciology)

The MSc by Research in Glaciology allows you to undertake a year-long individual programme of personally and professionally enriching research. Read more

The MSc in Geographic Information and Climate Change gives cross-disciplinary training in the scientific basis of GIS, satellite remote sensing and earth system modelling, alongside aspects of climate change. Read more

The MSc by Research in Earth Observation allows you to undertake a year long individual programme of personally and professionally enriching research. Read more

The MSc by Research in Environmental Dynamics allows you to undertake a year-long individual programme of personally and professionally enriching research.  Your environmental dynamics research project will be shaped by participation in activities such as seminars, workshops, laboratory activity and fieldwork, as well as your involvement in one of our established research groups. Read more

The MSc by Research in Global Environmental Modelling allows you to undertake a year long individual programme of personally and professionally enriching research. Read more

The MSc in Environmental Dynamics and Climate Change concentrates on global and regional environmental and climatic change. By analysing the scientific basis and limitations of models and data collection techniques you cultivate a range of valuable skills. Read more

This highly interdisciplinary Masters course will expose you to the cutting edge of understanding in Remote Sensing and GIS. Read more

This masters by research programme is an opportunity to carry out a substantial piece of research in any of the following major branches of geosciences. Read more

We offer MPhil and PhD supervision across a wide range of human and physical geography topics. Our research engages with applied issues and public policy concerns, as well as more abstract cultural and theoretical issues. Read more

The aims of the course are to provide an understanding of key contemporary research problems in a range of disciplines in either the humanities and social sciences or physical sciences relating to the Arctic and Antarctica, and for students to undertake original research on a topic selected in consultation with members of staff. Read more

Our program introduces students to independent research while broadening and deepening their contact with a selected aspect of Geography. Read more

Theoretically, experimentally, and observationally oriented Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs are offered in a number of key areas of geophysics. Read more

Theoretically, experimentally, and observationally oriented Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs are offered in a number of key areas of geophysics. Read more

This unique course prepares you for a research career in cold-regions science, notably within the disciplines of glaciology, glacial geomorphology, polar climatology/oceanography, environmental science, polar biogeochemical processes, or their intersections. Read more

Rated second in the UK and 17th in the world for the impact of our research, the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York offers an outstanding, dynamic and multidisciplinary environment in which to carry out PhD research. Read more