Environmental Assessment and Management MSc (PGCert PGDip)

As sustainability moves up the agenda and environmental laws and regulations proliferate, there is a growing need to understand and assess human impact on the environment.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of methods for assessing and managing the environmental impacts of policies, plans, programmes, projects and organisations. It also looks at the legal and institutional frameworks in which they operate.

You will develop a range of communication, teamworking and problem-solving skills, and gain the understanding to apply processes such as environmental impact assessment, environmental management and auditing systems to real-world situations.

Careers

Career opportunities in both the public and private sectors include transport planning, waste management, environmental consultancy, resource management and town and country planning.

Recent graduates have gone on to secure employment across the sector including:

Groundsure
Hyder Consulting
Mott McDonald
Ambiental
Local government

The course also provides a foundation for further study and is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Students will also exit with Pgdip/Pgcert.