BSc Environmental Management at University of Manchester

Make a difference as an environmental manager, developing sustainable solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss and overconsumption. Study environmental management at a university ranked 1st in the world for sustainability impact (THE Sustainability Impact, 2026). Channel your passion for the environment and sustainability into learning about environmental systems, the human impacts on them, and how to manage their interactions.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Environment, Education and Development  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 is focused on providing a broad introduction to the diverse field of environmental management, and ensuring a baseline knowledge in the science of Earth's systems and human impacts on them. As well as studying introductory topics in environmental management, many course units will normally incorporate field work where you learn practical skills in measuring the baseline conditions or human impacts in different environments.

Career pathways

A popular graduate route is employment in environmental consultancies. In these roles, students work to meet client needs on a wide range of areas from conducting sustainability appraisals and environmental impact assessments, to designing and delivering renewable energy projects, through to conducting ecological surveys.

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