Undergraduate

Environmental Management and Planning graduates offer professional advice on how to make towns, cities and rural areas better places to live and work. They are experts who understand the impact on the environment of construction and regeneration and also the need for effective management of waste, energy, contaminated land and socio-economic issues. This programme draws on the School's strengths and specialisms in: environmental technology and management, particulary waste and energy management and development management. Year 1 is the foundation year and gives an introduction to the core skills and " ground rules" such as urban studies, legislation and economics, land surveying and natural resources. Year 2 narrows the focus towards the key themes related to planning and sustainable development: environmental management, planning practice and socio economics. Level 3 provides the opportunity for you to gain practical work experience in a relevant position and organisation in Semester A, followed by further specialisation in core skills such as environmental planning, geograpical information systems (GIS) and sustainable development. Year 4 is the Honours year and allows you to develop your own specialisation, through your choice of dissertation subjects and specialist modules e.g. waste management, sustainable land use, or energy resource managment.

The programme has been developed to ensure that teaching modules reflect and develop current best practice and cater for the needs of employers. As a result, graduates are well equipped to gain fulfilling and well paid employment on its completion.
This programme is unique in this country and draws on the school’s strengths and specialisms in Environmental Management, Built Environment, Construction and Development Management.
Graduates of this degree will be particularly employable in local government, where skills are required in contaminated land, tackling waste, reducing social exclusion, enhancing the countryside, wildlife and coast, promoting energy efficiency, or developing new transport policies. You will also be sought after by private and public organisations, as there is an increasing need for implementing environmental management systems (ISO14001 and EMAS)and environmental assessments.
In order to meet today’s various environmental challenges, public and private institutions need trained professionals like our graduates, who understand the economic, environmental and social issues around sustainable development and can manage these complex projects.

Year 1: Studies include a broad look at Urban Studies,Legislation and Economics as they relate to the profession, Land Surveying and Management of Natural Resources.

Year 2: You are introduced to key themes, such as: Environmental Management, Economics and Project Evaluation, Environmental Science and Measurement, Interactions between society and the natural environment, Urban Planning.

Year 3: There is an opportunity to undertake practical work experience in a relevant organisation in Environmental Planning, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Sustainable Development.

Year 4: Honours dissertation in a preferred specialism. Specialist modules include: Waste Management, Water Quality and Treatment or Urban Regeneration.

Students have the opportunity to undertake an accredited work placement at the end of Level 2, returning to university study for Semester B of Level 3.

A variety of assessment methods, including coursework activities and formal examinations.

The programme is fully accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

There is the possibility for student exchange, generally at Level 3,
in Norway and Finland.

Sustainability, planning and development are key topics for local government and also for the private sector. Increasingly, professionals with a good understanding of all these aspects are needed for work in local authorities, regulatory bodies (e.g. SEPA, EA), development agencies, the construction and property industry, waste management organisations, consultancies and conservation projects.

Environmental Management and Planning graduates offer professional advice on how to make towns, cities and rural areas better places to live and work. They are experts who understand the impact on the environment of construction and regeneration and also the need for effective management of waste, energy, contaminated land and socio-economic issues. This programme draws on the School's strengths and specialisms in: environmental technology and management, particulary waste and energy management and development management. Year 1 is the foundation year and gives an introduction to the core skills and " ground rules" such as urban studies, legislation and economics, land surveying and natural resources. Year 2 narrows the focus towards the key themes related to planning and sustainable development: environmental management, planning practice and socio economics. Level 3 provides the opportunity for you to gain practical work experience in a relevant position and organisation in Semester A, followed by further specialisation in core skills such as environmental planning, geograpical information systems (GIS) and sustainable development. Year 4 is the Honours year and allows you to develop your own specialisation, through your choice of dissertation subjects and specialist modules e.g. waste management, sustainable land use, or energy resource managment.

The programme has been developed to ensure that teaching modules reflect and develop current best practice and cater for the needs of employers. As a result, graduates are well equipped to gain fulfilling and well paid employment on its completion.
This programme is unique in this country and draws on the school’s strengths and specialisms in Environmental Management, Built Environment, Construction and Development Management.
Graduates of this degree will be particularly employable in local government, where skills are required in contaminated land, tackling waste, reducing social exclusion, enhancing the countryside, wildlife and coast, promoting energy efficiency, or developing new transport policies. You will also be sought after by private and public organisations, as there is an increasing need for implementing environmental management systems (ISO14001 and EMAS)and environmental assessments.
In order to meet today’s various environmental challenges, public and private institutions need trained professionals like our graduates, who understand the economic, environmental and social issues around sustainable development and can manage these complex projects.

Year 1: Studies include a broad look at Urban Studies,Legislation and Economics as they relate to the profession, Land Surveying and Management of Natural Resources.

Year 2: You are introduced to key themes, such as: Environmental Management, Economics and Project Evaluation, Environmental Science and Measurement, Interactions between society and the natural environment, Urban Planning.

Year 3: There is an opportunity to undertake practical work experience in a relevant organisation in Environmental Planning, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Sustainable Development.

Year 4: Honours dissertation in a preferred specialism. Specialist modules include: Waste Management, Water Quality and Treatment or Urban Regeneration.

Students have the opportunity to undertake an accredited work placement at the end of Level 2, returning to university study for Semester B of Level 3.

A variety of assessment methods, including coursework activities and formal examinations.

The programme is fully accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

There is the possibility for student exchange, generally at Level 3,
in Norway and Finland.

Sustainability, planning and development are key topics for local government and also for the private sector. Increasingly, professionals with a good understanding of all these aspects are needed for work in local authorities, regulatory bodies (e.g. SEPA, EA), development agencies, the construction and property industry, waste management organisations, consultancies and conservation projects.

Environmental Management and Planning graduates offer professional advice on how to make towns, cities and rural areas better places to live and work. They are experts who understand the impact on the environment of construction and regeneration and also the need for effective management of waste, energy, contaminated land and socio-economic issues. This programme draws on the School's strengths and specialisms in: environmental technology and management, particulary waste and energy management and development management. Year 1 is the foundation year and gives an introduction to the core skills and " ground rules" such as urban studies, legislation and economics, land surveying and natural resources. Year 2 narrows the focus towards the key themes related to planning and sustainable development: environmental management, planning practice and socio economics. Level 3 provides the opportunity for you to gain practical work experience in a relevant position and organisation in Semester A, followed by further specialisation in core skills such as environmental planning, geograpical information systems (GIS) and sustainable development. Year 4 is the Honours year and allows you to develop your own specialisation, through your choice of dissertation subjects and specialist modules e.g. waste management, sustainable land use, or energy resource managment.

The programme has been developed to ensure that teaching modules reflect and develop current best practice and cater for the needs of employers. As a result, graduates are well equipped to gain fulfilling and well paid employment on its completion.
This programme is unique in this country and draws on the school’s strengths and specialisms in Environmental Management, Built Environment, Construction and Development Management.
Graduates of this degree will be particularly employable in local government, where skills are required in contaminated land, tackling waste, reducing social exclusion, enhancing the countryside, wildlife and coast, promoting energy efficiency, or developing new transport policies. You will also be sought after by private and public organisations, as there is an increasing need for implementing environmental management systems (ISO14001 and EMAS)and environmental assessments.
In order to meet today’s various environmental challenges, public and private institutions need trained professionals like our graduates, who understand the economic, environmental and social issues around sustainable development and can manage these complex projects.

Year 1: Studies include a broad look at Urban Studies,Legislation and Economics as they relate to the profession, Land Surveying and Management of Natural Resources.

Year 2: You are introduced to key themes, such as: Environmental Management, Economics and Project Evaluation, Environmental Science and Measurement, Interactions between society and the natural environment, Urban Planning.

Year 3: There is an opportunity to undertake practical work experience in a relevant organisation in Environmental Planning, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Sustainable Development.

Year 4: Honours dissertation in a preferred specialism. Specialist modules include: Waste Management, Water Quality and Treatment or Urban Regeneration.

Students have the opportunity to undertake an accredited work placement at the end of Level 2, returning to university study for Semester B of Level 3.

A variety of assessment methods, including coursework activities and formal examinations.

The programme is fully accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

There is the possibility for student exchange, generally at Level 3,
in Norway and Finland.

Sustainability, planning and development are key topics for local government and also for the private sector. Increasingly, professionals with a good understanding of all these aspects are needed for work in local authorities, regulatory bodies (e.g. SEPA, EA), development agencies, the construction and property industry, waste management organisations, consultancies and conservation projects.