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Energy, Climate & Earth Systems
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Climate Risk and Earth Observation

Satellite data, climate modelling and risk quantification for the institutions that have to price and plan around a changing climate.

BSc (Hons)Hybrid4 years (incl. co-op)Intake August 2027
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Employment thesis

What this programme is designed to produce

Forward publishes the destination of every programme before you enrol. If the thesis stops holding, the programme is reviewed and, where necessary, retired. Next review: 2031.

Roles

  • Climate risk analyst
  • Earth observation analyst
  • Environmental data scientist
  • Adaptation planning specialist

Employer types

  • Insurers and reinsurers
  • Development finance institutions
  • Government climate and land agencies
  • Agricultural and infrastructure operators

Target outcomes we hold ourselves to

  • 80% in a named role within 6 months
  • Every graduate publishes one open risk assessment
  • 100% completing 12 months paid co-op

Compulsory · The Forward Core

How the Core works →

Every Forward programme, including this one, carries the same five cross-cutting requirements. They are graded, not optional.

  • AI Fluency
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Ethics and African Context
  • Human-Advantage Skills
  • Enterprise

Includes 12 months paid work-integrated learning

Placement with an insurer, agency or climate-data organisation. Read the co-op commitment

Am I eligible?

Check yourself against the published requirements

7 questions written specifically for Climate Risk and Earth Observation. Every answer is checked against a requirement Forward has published, and the result tells you which page that requirement comes from. Indicative only, the admissions office decides on your full file.

Question 1 of 70%

What is the highest qualification you hold or are completing?

Requirement tested: A completed upper-secondary qualification (UACE, A-level, IB, high-school diploma or recognised equivalent), or a post-secondary award.

Structure

How the 4 years run

  1. 01

    Year 1

    Foundations and Forward Core

    • Earth systems science
    • Statistics and geospatial data
    • Forward Core
  2. 02

    Year 2

    Observation and modelling

    • Remote sensing
    • Climate modelling
    • Risk quantification
  3. 03

    Year 3

    Co-op

    • 12 months paid work-integrated learning
    • Applied risk project
    • Assessed employer review
  4. 04

    Year 4

    Capstone and enterprise

    • Public risk capstone
    • Adaptation finance
    • Forward Core: enterprise

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