UK environment courses

Be a part of the green generation by earning a degree in an environmental discipline in the UK.

As demand for alternative energy and sustainable development grow, so will the demand for professionals with “green” degrees. A “green” degree from the UK will give you the skills needed to tackle the challenges of the emerging “green” economy.

Policy, engineering, biology, design, management and development - whatever your interest may be, there is a “green” program of study in the UK for you. Below is a featured sample of “green” degrees offered in the UK.

Policy and International Development

Learn how to adopt new technology and scientific knowledge to “green” our lives. There are several policy based programs in the UK that address the balance of environmental concerns and technological implementation with modern life. Within a year students learn how to implement change on a local and international level through a focus of study on policy and development objectives.

• Aberystwyth University: BSc Sustainable Rural Development, MSc Food and Water Security , MA Regional and Environmental Policy
• University of Cambridge: MPhil Environmental Policy
• University of Dundee: LLM Water Governance and Conflict Resolution, LLM Water Law, MSc International Urban Conservation
• University of East Anglia: BSc Environmental Geography and International Development
• University of Essex: MA Environmental Governance: Natural World, Science and Society
• University of Exeter: MSc Energy Policy and Sustainability
• Keele University: MA Environmental Politics, MA Urban Futures and Sustainable Communities, MSC Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology
• University of Kent: LLM Environmental Law and Policy, LLM International Environmental Law
• King’s College London: MSc/MA Cities, MSc/MA Disasters, Adaptation, and Development
• University of Manchester: MESPOM Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, MSc Environmental Governance
• Newcastle University: LLM Environmental Law and Policy
• Nottingham Trent University: MA Human Security and Environmental Change
• Queen Mary, University of London: MA Community Organising
• University of Oxford: MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Policy, MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management
• University of Strathclyde: MSc Global Water Sustainability, MRes Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)

Engineering

Learn to engineer the green solutions of tomorrow. There are countless green engineering challenges facing the world, and each triumph in technology will also require an adequate engineering triumph as well.

• Edinburg Napier University: MSc Energy & Environmental Engineering
• University of Essex: Masters in Environmental Resource Management
• University of Exeter: MEng Renewable Energy
• University of Glamorgan: MSc Renewable Energy and Resource Management, MSc Energy Systems Engineering
• Glasgow Caledonian University: BSc Environmental Civil Engineering, MSc Sustainable Energy Technology
• University of Gloucestershire: MSc European Rural Development, PhD Countryside and Community
• Kingston University: MSc Renewable Energy Engineering
• University of Manchester: MSc Environmental and Sustainable Technology
• Newcastle University: MSc Environmental Engineering, PhD Engineering and Science in the Marine Environment
• University of Northampton: MSc Wastes Management, BSc Wastes Management, BSc Wastes Management Pollution Control (distance learning), MSc International Environmental Management (distance learning) 
• University of Nottingham: BEng Environmental Engineering, MSc Environmental and Resource Engineering
• Queen Mary, University of London: MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems, BEng/MEng Sustainable Energy Engineering
• University of Southampton:MSc Engineering in the Coastal Environment
• University of Strathclyde: MSc Environmental Forensics, MSc Environmental Engineering, MSc in Geotechnics in Partnership with Industry, MRes in Geo-Environmental Engineering, MEng/BEng in Civil Engineering with Environmental Management, MEng/BEng Architectural Engineering, MEng/BEng Civil Engineering
• University of Warwick: MSc Energy and Power Electronic Systems

General Environmental Sciences

The UK is a leader in the environmental sciences and is home to some of the world’s leading scientists. Choose from a multitude of environmental science degrees and study side by side with high caliber scientists from around the world in a wide variety of fields. From aquaculture to pollution, the UK offers a variety of degrees to suit any interests in the environmental sciences.

• Aberystwyth University: BScCountryside Conservation,  BSc Agriculture and Countryside Conservation, BSc Physical Geography, BSc Environmental Science, BSc Environmental Earth Science,  MSc Environmental Monitoring and Analysis, MSc Remote Sensing and GIS, MSc Glaciology
• Bangor University: BSc Applied Terrestrial and Marine Ecology, BSc Conservation and Forest Ecosystems, BSc Environmental Conservation, BSc Environmental Management, BSc and MEnvSci Environmental Science, BSc Marine Environmental Studies
• University of Birmingham: PhD Air Pollution, PhD Ecology of Industrial Pollution
• Cardiff University: BSc Environmental Geoscience
• Durham University: MSc New and Renewable Energy
• University of Dundee: MSc Energy Studies with Specialisation in Energy & the Environment, MSc Environmental Remote Sensing, MSc Renewable Energy & Environmental Modelling, MSc Sustainable Catchment Management, BSc / MSci Renewable Energy, MA Environmental Sustainability
• Edinburg Napier University: BSc Ecotourism, MSc Environmental Sustainability, MSc Ecotourism
• University of Exeter: BSc Renewable Energy, MSc Conservation and Biodiversity, MSc Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology, MA Climate Change, MRes Critical Human Geographies, PhD Climate Change and Sustainability, PhD Human Geography, PhD Physical Geography, PhD Evolutionary Genetics, PhD Ecotoxicology and Ecophysiology
• University of Glamorgan: MSc Environmental Management, MSc Environmental Conservation Management, BSc (Hons) Geography, BSc (Hons) Geology, BSc (Hons) Physical Geography, BA Human Geography, BSc Geography and Geographical Informational Systems, MSc Conservation and Geographical Information Systems, PhD Sustainable Environment Research
• University of Gloucestershire: BA Geography
• Keele University: BS Environment and Sustainability, BSc Applied Environmental Science, MA Climate Change Studies
• King's College London: MSc Environmental Health, BA Geography, MSc/MA Geography
• Kingston University: BSc Environmental Science, BS Environmental Management, BSc Applied & Environmental Geology, MSc Environmental and Earth Resource Management
• University of Manchester: BA Environmental Management, BSc Environmental Science, BSc Environmental Studies
• Newcastle University: BSc Environmental Science, BSc Rural Studies, MSc Clean Technology, MSc Environmental Resources Assessment, MSc Hydrology and Climate Change, PhD Environmental Science
• University of Northampton: BSc Environmental Science, BSc Environmental Science (Climate Change), BSc Environmental Science (Landscape Ecology), BSc Environmental Science (Wastes Management), BSc Physical Geography 
• University of Oxford: MPhil in Geography and the Environment
• Oxford Brooks University: BSc Environmental Sciences, MSc Conservation Ecology
• University of Plymouth: BSc Environmental Science, BSc Environmental Science (Biodiversity and Conservation), BSc Environmental Science (Marine Conservation), MSc Sustainable Aquaculture Systems 
• Queen Mary, University of London: BSc Environmental Geography, BSc Environmental Science, BSc Zoology, BSc Zoology with Aquatic Biology, MSc Marine Ecology and Environmental Management,MSc Freshwater and Coastal Sciences, MSc Integrated Management of Freshwater Environments
• University of Reading: BSc Applied Ecology and Conservation, BSc Environmental Forensics, BSc Environmental and Countryside Management, BSc Meteorology and Climate, MMet Meteorology and Climate with a year in Oklahoma
• University of Southampton: MOcean Ocean, Earth and Climate Science, MSc Energy and Sustainability, MSc Sustainable Energy Technologies, MSc Marine Environment Resources
• University of Stirling: MSc Sustainable Development, MSc River Basin Management, MSc Environmental Management
• University of Strathclyde: MSc Environmental Studies, MSc Science, Technology and Sustainability, MSc Environmental Health, MSc Environmental Science, MSc in Hydrogeology
• Swansea Metropolitan University: BA and BSc Environmental Conservation
• Swansea University: BSc Physical Geography, BSc Physical Earth Science, MSc Aquaculture & the Environment, MSc Environmental Dynamics and Climatic Change, MRes Aquatic Ecology & Conservation, MRes Sustainable Aquaculture & Fisheries
• St. Mary’s University College, London: BSc Geography

Biology and Chemistry

Develop the quantitative and research skills you’ll need for a career in environmental research with an environmental biology or chemistry degree.

• Aberystwyth University: BSc Organic Agriculture, BSc Environmental Biology
• University of Birmingham: PhD Aquatic Chemistry and Pollution, PhD Persistent Organic Pollutants
• University of Dundee: MRes Environmental Biology
• Edinburg Napier University: BSc Environmental Biology, MSc Wildlife Biology & Conservation
• University of Exeter: BSc Conservation Biology and Ecology, MSc Aquatic Biology and Resource Management, PhD Ecology and Conservation Biology
• University of Kent: MSc Conservation Biology
• King's College London: MSc Carbon: Science, Society and Change, MSc Water: Science and Governance
• University of Manchester: BSc Biology with Science and Society
• Newcastle University: BSc Marine Biology
• University of Northampton: BSc Applied Conservation Biology, BSc Biological Conservation
• Oxford Brooks University: BSc Conservation Biology
• University of Plymouth: BSc Applied Biosciences (Agriculture and Environment), BSc Environmental Biology
• University of Southampton: BSc Environmental Sciences, MMarBiol Marine Biology
• Swansea University: BSc Biology, BSc Marine Biology, MSc Environmental Biology: Conservation & Resource Management
• University of Warwick: BSc Environmental Biology, MSc Environmental Bioscience in a Changing Climate

Agriculture and Wildlife

As the demand for organic produce and meat continue to grow, there will be more demand to protect wildlife and manage sustainable development. Learn how to be a leader in 21st century agriculture, conservation, and biodiversity with one of the following degrees.

• Aberystwyth University: BSc Organic Agriculture 
• University of Dundee: MRes Crops for the Future
• University of Glamorgan: BSc (Hons) International Wildlife Biology
• University of Kent: MSc, MPhil and PhD Ethnobotany, MSc, MPhil and PhD Biodiversity Management
• King's College London: MSc Aquatic Resource Management
• Newcastle University: MSc Ecological Farming and Food Production Systems
• University of Northampton: BSc Applied Animal Studies, BSc Equine Management, BSc Land Management, MSc Animal Welfare
• University of Reading: BSc Zoology, BSc Agriculture
• Swansea University: BSc Zoology

Management, Business Administration and Planning

Sustainable development and corporate responsibility are fields of growing significance in all fields of work. Global leaders of the 21st century will need to respond to global conditions and incorporate sustainability strategies into business and organizational models. Management programs allow you to learn to incorporate environmentally sustainable solutions into various professional fields and businesses.

• Aberystwyth University: MSc Managing the Environment
• University of Birmingham: BSc Environmental Management
• University of Bournemouth: MSc Environmental Management by Research
• Cardiff University: MSc Sustainability, Planning and Environmental Policy
• University of East London: MA Sustainable Tourism Management
• Edinburg Napier University: MSc Conservation & Management of Protected Areas
• University of Exeter: BSc Geography with Environmental Management, MSc Sustainable Development, MSc Climate Change and Risk Management, MBA One Planet
• University of Glamorgan: MSc Integrated Coastal Zone Management, MSc Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Management
• University of Glasgow: MSc Carbon Management
• Glasgow Caledonian University: BSc Environmental Management and Planning, MSc Energy & Environmental Management
• University of Gloucestershire: Bachelor’s Tourism Management, Master’s Environmental Policy & Management, PhD Environmental Management
• University of Hertfordshire: MSc Environmental Management for Business
• King's College London: MSc Environmental Monitoring, Modelling and Management, MSc Global Environmental Change, MA Environmental Development, MA Environment, Politics and Globalization, MA Tourism, Environment and Development
• Kingston University: MSc Sustainable Environmental Development with Management Studies, MA Planning and Sustainability, MSc Hazards and Disaster Management, BSc Environmental Hazards and Disaster Management, MSc Environmental and Earth Resource Management
• University of Manchester: MA Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
• Newcastle University: BSc Countryside Management, MSc Environmental Consultancy, MSc International Marine Environmental Consultancy, MSc Renewable Energy Enterprise and Management, MSc Sustainable Chemical Engineering, MSc Tropical Coastal Management, MSc Wildlife Conservation and Management
• University of Northampton: BA International Development, MSc Environmental Management
• University of Nottingham: MSc Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship
• Nottingham Trent University: BSc Environmental Conservation and Countryside Management, MRes Environmental Management
• University of Oxford: MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, MSc in Environmental Change and Management
• Oxford Brooks University: BSc Environmental Management, BSc Environmental Monitoring,MSc Environmental Assessment and Management, MRes Environmental Impact Assessment, MSc Environmental Management and Technology, MSc Health, Safety and Environmental Management
• Queen Mary, University of London: BSc Environmental Sciences with Business Management
• Royal Holloway: MSc Sustainability and Management
• St Mary’s University College, London: MSc Managing for Sustainability
• University of Southampton: MSc/Mres Environmental Management, MSc River Science and River Management, MSc Marine Resource Management:
• University of Stirling: MSc Energy Management, MSc Environmental Finance
• University of Strathclyde: MSc Environmental Entrepreneurship
• Trinity College, Carmarthen: BA Management and Sustainability
• University of Warwick: MSc Biotechnology, Bioprocessing and Business Management

Architecture and Design

As people around the world become more concerned with their carbon footprint, they’ll be looking to “green” architects and designers to create energy-efficient homes, office buildings, and even clothing. Get an edge now with a “green” building or design degree.

• Aberystwyth University: MA in Landscape and Territory
• University of Cardiff: MSc Environmental Design of Buildings
• University of Dundee: MSc European / International Urban Conservation, MSc Advanced Sustainability of the Built Environment, MSc Spatial Planning with Sustainable Urban Design / Environmental Assessment, BDes Interior and Environmental Design
• University of East London: MA Architecture: Sustainability and Design
• University of Gloucestershire: BSc Landscape Architecture, PhD Landscape Architecture
• Goldsmiths, University of London: BA in Design, MA in Design and Environment
• Hull University: MSc Environmental Technology
• King's College London: MSc Sustainable Cities, MA/MSc Environment and Development
• Kingston University: MA Design for Development, MSc Sustainable Concrete Structures with Construction Management, MSc Sustainability Built Environment, MA Sustainable Place Making
• London College of Fashion: MA Fashion and the Environment
• University of Northampton: BSc Architectural Technology, BA Interior Desing
• University of Nottingham: BA Sustainable Built Environment, MSc Renewable Energy and Architecture, MArch Environmental Design, MSc Sustainable Building Technology
• University of Plymouth: BSc Environmental Construction Surveying
• University of Strathclyde: MRes in Infrastructure Adaptation for Climate Change

Social Sciences

Chemistry, engineering, business, and architecture not for you? If you want to apply your skills in economics or anthropology to environmental issues, check out these social science degrees.

• Aberystwyth University: BSc Geography, MA Practising Human Geography
• University College London: MSc Sustainable Heritage, MSc Anthropology, Environment and Development
• University of Essex: MA Philosophy, Sociology and the Environment
• University of Glamorgan: BA Natural History
• University of Kent: BAs Environmental Social Science, MA/MSc Environmental Anthropology
• University of Manchester: MSc Environmental Monitoring, Modelling and Reconstruction
• University of Northampton: BA Social and Community Development, MA Social and Cultural History
• University of Southampton: BSc (Social Sciences) Population and Geography, MSc Healthy Cities, MSc Marine Science, Policy and Law
• Swansea University: BA/BSc Human Geography, MA Human Geography

Green Research in the UK

The UK is on the cutting-edge of research in the fields of alternative energy, climate change, and conservation. Universities and private firms are continually creating and updating technologies that will lessen our environmental impact, address environmental change, and change the way we power our lives.

PhD Research

• Aberystwyth University:  New Political Geographies, Animal and Microbial Sciences, Glaciology, Quaternary Environmental Change, River Basin Dynamics and Hydrology, Biorenewables and Environmental Change, Organic Farming Research 
• University of Birmingham: Environmental Engineering
• Keele University: Research Institute for the Environment, Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Environment & Sustainability, Centre for Research on Environmental Action and Thought (CREATe)
• King’s College London: Geography Research
• University of Manchester: School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences research areas, School of Environment and Development research areas
• Nottingham Trent University: Research in the School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
• Queen Mary, University of London: Environmental Change Research Theme
• University of Strathclyde: MPhil and PhD opportunities
• Swansea University: PhD Biological Sciences, PhD Geography

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* Examples are featured universities and do not represent all universities.
 

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