Environmental Management MSc

Teesside University

Course overview

Environmental management involves the protection and conservation of natural resources, from the air we breathe, to the water we drink to the ecosystems that support life to the renewable and non-renewable energy and materials that are exploited for modern living and the disposal of waste.

Human activities exert a profound impact on the natural world but with concerted environmental stewardship from the local to global level, negative environmental impacts can be minimised to ensure long-term sustainability

On this course you benefit from an applied and multi-disciplinary approach, gaining a working knowledge of biology, chemistry, ecology, geography, geology, and the social sciences, delivered by research and practice-led teaching staff, drawing on case studies and active academic and professional experience.

You gain knowledge and skills needed to navigate the scientific, social, technological, and regulatory aspects of an environmental management career. You learn how to communicate scientific principles clearly and effectively to a range of stakeholders from local community members/groups to national/international governing bodies.

On the MSc Environmental Management (Advanced Placement) programme, the second year is spent with an external organisation or in an internal internship with one of our academic experts. You gain experience as a professional engaged in applied research and/or environmental management-relevant work.

Teesside University is situated in the Tees Valley - an industrialised area pioneering new environmental technologies to help the UK achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets. Located in a wealth of natural spaces including Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, national parks, and exceptional coastal ecosystems. The unique juxtaposition of industry and nature provides a wealth of learning opportunities for the budding environmental manager.

Careers in sectors include sustainability, conservation, environmental policy, consultancy, and PhD study.

Top reasons to study Environmental Management at Teesside:

• Be part of developing sustainable solutions to address complex environmental challenges
• Vibrant range of learning environments
• Widely published and research-active academic team, with professional experience.

How you learn

The course provides a number of contact teaching and assessment hours (through lectures, tutorials, projects, assignments), but you are also expected to spend time on your own, called self-study time, to review lecture notes, prepare course work assignments, work on projects and revise for assessments. For example, each 20-credit module typically has around 200 hours of learning time.

How you are assessed

Modules are assessed by a variety of methods including examination and in-course assessment with some utilising other approaches such as group work or verbal/poster presentations.

Career opportunities

Successful graduates from this course are well placed to find employment. As an energy and environmental manager, you might find yourself in a role responsible for overseeing the energy and environmental performance of private, public and voluntary sector organisations, as well as in a wide range of engineering industries. Energy and environmental managers examine corporate activities to establish where improvements can be made and ensure compliance with environmental legislation across the organisation. You might be responsible for reviewing the whole operation, carrying out energy and environmental audits and assessments, identifying and resolving energy and environmental problems and acting as agents of change.