Climate, Sustainability and Environmental Management

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Course summary

• Study the drivers and impacts of the climate emergency, combining multidisciplinary approaches to explore solutions for a sustainable future

• Gain anti-colonial, global perspectives of the varied dimensions of sustainability challenges, from environmental science, ecology, policy and social science

• Combine work placements and innovative classroom learning to develop applied analytical skills for sustainable environmental management

• Build your network with ethical business leaders, international partners and voluntary organisations

This applied course will prepare you to tackle global challenges, with specialist knowledge in topics of critical importance. You'll become a catalyst of change, harnessing practical skills relevant to business, the public sector, research and non-governmental organisations.

This course is professionally accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

On this course you’re able to specialise in critical areas for green careers, building your education around your ambitions. Crucially, the course is centred on applied, real-world experience, developed through employers, international partnerships, and civic activities within the local community.

Learning and assessment is focused on hands-on, skills-based learning – taking a positive, solutions-based approach to the existential challenges posed by complex connections between the natural world and society. You’ll benefit from both classroom and real-world training – preparing yourself to face a future that demands urgent action.

High-quality teaching will be delivered by academics who conduct cutting-edge research – many of whom have professional experience in the environmental sector. Their specialisms include social patterns of resource consumption, rewilding and ecology, and environmental geoscience.

You learn through:

• Outdoor learning

• Work placements

• Site visits

• Laboratory work

• Residential field trips

• Workshops

• Seminars

• IT sessions

• Lectures

• Online learning

• Debates and discussions

Key themes

This course is designed to ignite your passion for change. With inclusion at its core, the course takes an anti-colonial, international approach to climate, sustainability and environment teaching and learning. By bringing together natural and social sciences, you’ll explore a range of interconnected themes crucial to understanding and addressing the climate and biodiversity emergencies.

Pathway themes include:

• Energy, resources and consumption

• Environmental change

• Sustainable societies

• Nature’s recovery

Within these themes, topics include the energy transition, conservation and habitat management, adaptation and mitigation for a low-carbon future, sustainable waste and resource management, social and environmental justice, and disaster risk reduction.

You’ll also have the opportunity to study and work abroad, with the possibility of funding through the Turing Scheme.

Course-level support

At every level of study, students are given the opportunity to thrive, culturally, personally and professionally. Throughout your learning journey, you’ll experience a range of dedicated support, such as:

• Access to specialist support services to help with your personal, academic and career development

• Access to our Skills Centre with one-to-ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments

• Access to support, resources, employer events and opportunities from your Careers & Employability Team

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

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