Environmental Management (BSc) (Part-time) - 2012/2013 entry

Environmental management is a fast-growing sector of the economy, both in the UK and Europe. Students who not only understand policy and strategy, but who also have a firm grounding in the science and politics of the environment, will be well qualified to enter this employment market.

You will study physical science, social science and management approaches to environmental issues. You can also gain experience of working with information technology, resource appraisal techniques, business strategies for environmental management, and field surveying.

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

• Focus on the theoretical, practical and policy issues involved in managing the environment in today’s world.
• Multidisciplinary programme bringing together environmental experts from a number of Birkbeck departments.
• Specialise in either social or physical science, or retain an interdisciplinary breadth.

In Years 1 and 2 you will take a combination of foundation modules in geography, economics and ecology. In Years 3 and 4 you can choose from a wide range of option modules.

Year 1

• Ecological Communities
• Global Environmental Issues 
• Humans and the Environment.

Year 2

• Environment, Economy and Society in Europe
• Environmental Processes
• Methods, Analysis and Techniques.

Years 3 and 4

You can retain an interdisciplinary breadth or specialise in physical science or social science, and choose modules from a wide range of options, including:

• Applied Hydrology
• Coastal Processes and Management
• Conservation – People, Policy and Practice
• Ecological Techniques
• Environment and Development
• Environment, Economy and Society in Europe
• Environmental Modelling
• Gender, Space and Time
• Geographies of the City  
• Globalisation in the Contemporary World
• Habitat Conservation and Management Planning 
• Principles of Geographical Information Systems
• Regional Economic Development and Policy in the EU
• Remote Sensing
• Species and Populations.

Modules taught by other departments may also be available.

An independent project is undertaken in Years 3 and 4.

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

We offer an MSc/MRes Business Strategy and Environment, MSc Climate Change Management and MSc Environmental Management (Protected Area/Countryside Management).

Graduates go on to careers in countryside management, conservation, environmental education, tourism, planning, and policy-making.

• We suggest you apply as early as possible.
• Interviews May–September.