Climate and Environment

The interfaculty master's program «Climate and Environment» is implemented within the framework of the Interdisciplinary Scientific and Educational School of Moscow State University «The Future of the Planet and Global Environmental Change» together with the faculties of soil science and the biological faculties of Moscow State University.

Specialized competencies of the master's program 

• The ability to assess the impact of current and expected meteorological and climatic conditions on water resources, components of the natural environment, economic sectors, and public health

• Knowledge of basic methods for assessing dangerous and extreme hydrometeorological, geological-geomorphological, cryospheric processes arising as a result of climate change

• Knowledge of theoretical concepts and methodological approaches to assessing the specific effects of climate change on soil cover, biota and biodiversity, modern landscapes and their ecosystem functions

• Knowledge of methods of geoinformation analysis and processing of remote sensing data for analysis and modeling of the state of environmental components, river basins, landscapes at different hierarchical levels

• Knowledge of theoretical concepts and approaches for planning adaptation measures to climate change for the population, economic sectors and regions of the country in order to reduce losses and damage from their negative consequences

Graduates of the program will be able to

• Act as scientific experts in assessing the impact of climate change on various components of the natural environment, economic sectors, and public health

• Assess the impact of climate change on soil cover, biota, landscapes using modern methods of remote analysis and environmental modeling

• Develop, with the participation of specialists from other areas, in the development and planning of adaptation measures to climate change to mitigate damage to the environment, various sectors of the economy, and living conditions of the population

• Based on the results of completing the master's program, the graduate can work in scientific and educational institutions, in organizations involved in assessing the current state of the climate and its possible future changes, its impact on the environment and economy, as well as in developing state development strategies taking into account environmental and climate change

Basic academic disciplines  

• Ecological climatology (Kislov A.V.)

• Climate, river flow and aquatic ecosystems (Frolova N.L., Chertoprud M.V.)

• Geoinformation technologies in environmental research (Kolbovsky E.Yu., Zengina T.Yu., Konyushkova M.V.)

• Underground and surface glaciation of the Earth in a changing climate (Streletskaya I.D., Sokratov S.A.)

• Landscapes and global climate change (Alekseeva N.N., Klimanova O.A.)

• The influence of climate on biota and soil cover (Bobrov A.V., Karpova D.V., Yuzbekov A.K.)

• Adaptation to climate change (Dronin N.M., Krasilnikov P.V.)

• Strategic planning and management in the context of climate change (Baburin V.L.)

• Environment and human health (Malkhazova S.M., Shartova N.V.)