BSc (Hons) Environmental Management and Sustainability (with placement) at Harper Adams University

The World is facing a number of global crises – biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, climate change and threats to food and energy supplies. The Environmental Management and Sustainability programme is built around the water, energy and food nexus. Expertise in areas including climate change adaptation and mitigation, water management, sustainable energy, land use and food security are integrated into this programme to train a new generation of professionals.

Department: Environment, Sustainability and Wildlife  |  Duration: 4 years (full-time) including a one-year work placement.  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich, one-year work placement)  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Newport, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Fundamentals of the Physical Environment, Contemporary Issues in Sustainability, Ecological Principles, Introduction to Wildlife Conservation, Environmental Survey and Field Skills, Skills for the Natural Scientist. Year 2: Research Methods and Geographical Information Systems, Environmental Quality and Development, Climate Change and Environmental Valuation, Practical Research Skills, Professional Development for the Natural Scientist. Year 3 is the placement year. Year 4: Honours Research Dissertation, Environmental Assessment, Low-Carbon Transitions, Integrative Project Management.

Career pathways

Graduates will find a diversity of employment opportunities from environmental consultancy and advisors specialising in sustainable business management and environmental land management, to professionals working in renewable energy, sustainable food production and catchment management.

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