Environmental Strategy MSc

<strong>Why choose this course</strong><br/>Our Environmental Strategy MSc is run by our Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES) and the Institute for Sustainability, and in partnership with the new Surrey CIFAL – a United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) training centre recently established at the University of Surrey.<br/><br/>This course will prepare you to join a new generation of environment and sustainability professionals, ready to tackle the challenges ahead through the application of inter-disciplinary approaches, strategic thinking and in-depth analysis.<br/><br/>Youll also have the opportunity to undertake a postgraduate placement year if you choose our placement pathway, allowing you to gain crucial workplace experience. We’ll support you in finding a placement with a company most suited to your career goals.<br/><br/><strong>What you will study</strong><br/>This MSc will provide you with both theoretical and practical knowledge for evaluating the technical, social, economic and organisational elements of environmental problems.<br/><br/>You’ll be taught how to apply life-cycle assessment thinking and other analytical methods to understand how resources are used, how to manage materials and waste and many more environmental strategies.<br/><br/>You’ll also learn about anticipating and responding to future policy developments and market pressures, enabling you to develop impressive problem-solving and decision-making skills.<br/><br/>You’re free to choose your own dissertation topic and a series of seminar events will be held to help you refine your ideas and make a start. Most students choose topics related to issues or ideas encountered in the taught modules, or in a professional context, which relates to environment or sustainability. You’ll be allocated a dissertation supervisor to help guide you through the dissertation process.<br/><br/>The skills you’ll gain on our course are much sought after by environmental and consultancy employers. They can also provide you with a direct route to the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessments graduate and student memberships.