Environmental sciences is the interdisciplinary study of atmospheric, oceanic, freshwater and terrestrial environments, coupled with an assessment of the interactions with human society.

This MSc programme will give you a rigorous understanding of the Earth’s natural processes, the impacts of human activities on the global environment and the strategies required for the sustainable management of natural resources.

It will offer you a range of subjects to choose from and a wide array of career options, both in postgraduate research and vocational employment. Whether you’re an environmental sciences graduate seeking additional training, or you’ve studied a related subject and wish to widen your environmental knowledge and skills, this flexible course is ideal.

You’ll explore the science of climate change and the human adaptive response to increasing global temperatures and sea-level rise. Your training will also help you master the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of diverse datasets and the application of analytical tools such as numerical models and geographic information systems (GIS) to aid complex decision-making.

These transferable skills are invaluable for the jobs market, and will support you to move into a rewarding career.

ACCREDITATION

CHES, the education committee of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) and the collective voice of the environmental sciences academic community, serves to enhance the quality of environmental education worldwide. Accreditation of the MSc Environmental Sciences by CHES can help to kickstart your career in the environmental sciences with free Student Membership of the IES. Add this to your CV to signal your professional commitment to potential employers. On graduation you can get a free upgrade to Associate Membership and later in your career you can apply for other membership categories up to Chartered status.   

AFTER THE COURSE

Our degrees lead to a range of specialist environmental careers in areas such as sustainable environmental management, biodiversity conservation, renewable energy, carbon reduction, catchment management, weather forecasting, geophysics, natural hazard analysis, risk management, and teaching and education.

We’re proud to say that past students have been successful in gaining jobs within various sectors including government organisations (eg the Environment Agency and Norfolk County Council), NGOs (eg Green Alliance) and consulting firms such as JBA and CH2M. Some students have also chosen to progress to PhD research.

CAREER DESTINATIONS

Examples of careers that you could entre include;

• Government organisations

• NGOs

• Consultancies

• PhD research