Environmental Management

University of Stirling

Overview

This  Environmental Management MSc course from  University of Stirling provides a solid grounding in the scientific principles that underpin environmental management. We cover topics including ecological, economic, social, political and legal aspects of environmental management, and give comprehensive training in quantitative, theoretical, analytical and practical skills.

Environmental managers play a vital role in the protection and sustainable use of resources. You’ll learn to address issues such as adaptation to climate change, biodiversity and sustainable energy management. 

At the local level Environmental Management focuses on conservation and protection of land and water resources and natural habitats. You’ll also benefit from employability skills training, a residential field skills course and the chance to carry out an environmental management related dissertation project which may include working collaboratively with a business through our Making the Most of Masters programme.

Our graduates work for organisations such as the Environment Protection Agencies, major conservation bodies, local authorities and independent environmental consultancies, many in senior positions.

Career opportunities:

Our graduates have an excellent record in gaining employment in the environmental sector and many of our former graduates now hold senior positions. We have over 600 graduates from this long established course now working in environmental organisations in various parts of the world. Their roles include:

• Environmental Consultant, Jacobs
• Environmental Protection Officers and Scientific Advisers in environment agencies (Environment Agency in England, Scottish Environment Protection Agency)
• Environmental Managers within local authorities, national industries (e.g. Northumbrian Water) and trusts (e.g. Tweed Forum).
• GIS consultant in Norway
• Researcher in Madagascar
• Adviser for Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Greece
• Environmental Consultant, eSwatini
• Consultant for Earth Systems in Melbourne

96% of our postgraduate leavers are in employment or further study within fifteen months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020, HESA)

Our career services is 1st in Scotland, top 5 in the UK and top 15 in the world (UK International Student Barometer (ISB) Benchmark and Global ISB Benchmark 2018).