Business Strategy and the Environment (MSc / MRes / Postgraduate Diploma) - 2012/2013 entry

This programme offers structured courses that analyse the relationship between business strategy and the ecological environment. Rather than focusing on the natural science of how pollution occurs or the technical practicalities of ameliorating it, it explores how the environment has emerged as an important issue for business. It outlines possible ways of developing effective strategies for addressing the business threats and opportunities posed by environmental issues.

Aimed at people from a wide range of backgrounds, it is suitable for anyone who wishes to develop a deeper understanding of the key drivers of environmental policy developments in the UK and internationally.

Find out more about studying at Birkbeck and what our students say about our geography- and environment-related programmes.

• Focus on the importance of environmental issues for business.
• Interdisciplinary programme drawing from law, economics and politics, as well as a natural science course for social science students.
• Relevant for managers with responsibility for environmental affairs in the public or private sector, members of a regulatory body, members of environmental pressure groups, or those with a general interest in ecological issues.

The programme combines taught core and option modules, which cover a broad range of subjects, including: Environmental Science for Environmental Management; Environment and Policy; Principles of Organization and Management; and Research Methods.

In the second year, there is the opportunity to engage with more specialised options, such as: Climate Change and Sustainable Business Practice; Energy and Climate Change; Introduction to Geographic Information Science; and a wide range of modules offered by the Department of Management.

You will also prepare a dissertation in the field of business strategy and the environment, broadly defined. A course in research methodology will prepare you for dissertation work.

The department engages in significant collaborative research and has excellent contacts with many public and private sector organisations, professional bodies and researchers at other academic institutions.

We offer student support and have a range of research resources.

If you are interested in further research, we offer a PhD/MPhil in Geography.

Graduates go on to careers in environmental management, local government, policy work, and in environmental groups and charities.

• Early application recommended.
• Closing date: 31 August.