应用地球系统科学理学硕士课程旨在为下一代地球与环境科学专业的毕业生和专业人员提供解决与气候变化和社会挑战相关的复杂全球性问题所需的多学科技能。该课程提供了基础知识，应用知识和基于通信的高度集成的水平，这些知识是识别，表征和有效传达这些挑战所必需的。从基本了解地球如何作为整体单元到企业与环境之间的社会经济互动，包括将这些知识传播给广泛的学术研究人员，政策制定者和公众的能力。学生将有机会与几个世界领先的研究组织（例​​如英国地质调查局（BGS），生态水文学中心（CEH））合作进行论文研究项目。
The MSc in Applied Earth System Sciences is designed to equip the next generation of Earth and Environmental Science graduates and professionals with the multidisciplinary skills needed to tackle complex global issues associated with climate change and societal challenges. The programme provides the highly integrated level of fundamental, applied and communication-based knowledge which is needed to identify, characterise, and effectively communicate these challenges. From a basic understanding of how the planet works as a holistic unit to socio-economic interactions between business and the environment, including the ability to communicate this knowledge to a broad spectrum of academic researchers, policy-makers and the general public. The programme has seven core courses in multidisciplinary topics, with the potential for the student to widen their studies by choosing an optional course for further specialisation. Students will have the opportunity to perform their dissertation projects in collaboration with one of several world-leading research organisations (e.g. British Geological Survey (BGS) or Dynamic Earth).