This course is a 100% research work and targets independent research students who want to complete and graduate with Master of Science (Environmental Science and Management). Students are expected to work independently with minimal supervision in the conduct of a research project including; the identification of a research topic, literature review, proposal writing, field work and data collection, data analysis and thesis writing in consultation with the supervisor. Note that this is a research unit in which a Master’s thesis will be written and then examined by internal / external examiners as per required specialization (UASR).Therefore, it is important that before registering for this course, students should already identify a supervisor with an approved research topic.