MSc Environmental Management
When can you start this course? | Fees | Course length | Entry requirements
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You can also start this course in January |
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You can study this course online |
Why choose this course?
- We offer a specific pathway to this course which allows you to study specific modules related to a certain area of environmental management: MSc Environmental Management and MSc Environmental Management: Climate Change.
- It's a vocational and well established postgraduate course that you can study full time or part time, either on campus or online, or a combination of both.
- You will be eligible for Associate Membership of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), if you successfully complete the necessary modules.
- You will have the opportunity to undertake work based learning during some modules.
- This course is taught by a highly qualified team with specialist expertise.
- You can start this course in September or January.
About the course
We offer two pathways to our MSc Enviornmental Management, these are:
- MSc Environmental Management
- MSc Environmental Management: Climate Change
We've developed this course in response to the national and international need for environmental officers and flexible postgraduate training.
You will develop a strong theoretical understanding of environmental management, and build up the skills you'll need to identify environmental issues and find practical solutions. If you're already working in this area, many of the topics you'll study will be directly relevant to your workplace.
You can start this flexible course in either September or January, and study it full time or part time, either online or on campus or a combination of both. So you'll be able to fit your studies around your interests and career needs.
You'll be assessed mainly through your coursework - this includes reports, audits, case study scenarios, essays, and problem solving assignments.
You'll be taught by a highly qualified team who have specialist expertise in this area and professional qualifications including Chartered Environmentalist status and a range of professional memberships including the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, the Institution of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Acoustics, the British Society for Geomorphology, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Institute of Leadership and Management.
All our staff are very supportive, friendly and approachable, so you'll get the help you need with any academic problems during your course.
Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...Your career
The role of the environmental manager has become more important as industry is required to manage and control the interaction between themselves and the wider environment, so the skills you learn on this course will be in high demand.
Students who have graduated from this course have gone on to employment with a range of organisations such as the local authorities, Government bodies, private companies in industry, or consultancies. And some have chosen to move on to a higher degree such as a PhD.
What our students say
"The Masters course gave me the necessary skills and knowledge needed to kick start my career in what is an incredibly diverse and varied field."
Phil Cumming, Sustainability Manager, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, who studied on campus.
"I have acquired a lot of knowledge and practical skills on how to conduct environmental research. It is a milestone in my career as a young lecturer. The tutors and other supporting staff were friendly and accommodating."
Ahmed Sabo, Lecturer, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Nigeria - an overseas student who studied on campus.
"The facilities, including access to materials, were excellent. My intention in studying for the MSc in Environmental Management was to change my career. I would not be doing my current job as Climate Change Projects Officer if I had not taken this course."
Bridget Bradley, Climate Change Projects Officer, Derby City Council, who studied on campus.
"The programme was delivered in a manner that was thoroughly interesting, by an obviously motivated team of lecturers. I hope to study further modules and have recommended the programme to others within my organisation and externally."
Steve Witney, East Midlands Trains, who studied online.
How you'll learn
On-campus students attend lectures, workshops, practical (field and lab based) sessions, tutorials and site visits in the individual modules where appropriate.
Distance learning students access the course notes and assignment details online. In addition, the University has a well resourced learning centre and provides extensive on-line support for distance learning students.
How you're assessed
All coursework, except one optional module which has an examination component.
Anything else?
For more information visit our Environmental website.
Start dates
If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:
- September 2012
- January 2013
If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:
- September 2012
- January 2013
Fees*
UK/EU students
- £495 per single module (you usually take 9 of these modules in total).
International students
*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
Course length
- Full time: 1 year
- Part time: 2-3 years
Entry requirements
You'll normally need an undergraduate degree (minimum second class award) - science or related ...
