Overview

Environmental law plays a pivotal role in protecting human and natural environments, which are facing increased danger from degradation, pollution and extinction.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Environmental Law programme offered by the University of Nairobi, the learner should be able to:

Appraise various multidisciplinary approaches, concepts, underlying principles and fundamental methods in environmental law and practice.

Assess environmental laws from diverse national, regional and international contexts.

Synthesize knowledge from various sources to address needs for the design, formulation and implementation of environmental laws for local, national and global arena.

Evaluate knowledge for diagnosing and solving environmental problems.

Generate reliable and valid conclusions by conducting doctrinal and empirical research in Environmental Law.

Critique approaches to the utilization and management of the environment and natural resources.

Develop competencies in environmental law making and practice.

Careers

Policy Advisor

Attorney–Water Quality and Use

Attorney–Energy

Climate Change

International Environmental Law

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Energy Law

Water Resources Law

Land Use Law

Human Rights And The Environment

Mineral Resources Law

Legal Issues In Disaster Management

Environmental Law In Conflict Situations

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-20 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Campus Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Disciplines

Civil & Private Law Environmental Sciences View 3 other Masters in Environmental Sciences in Kenya

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Holders of a Bachelor’s degree, at least Upper Second Class Honours, or equivalent in law, environment, physical, biological or natural resource management and/or social science related fields.

Holders of Bachelor’s degree, at least Lower Second Class, or equivalent in the areas specified in (a) above, with additional relevant training or evidence of research work or work experience.

Holders of a Postgraduate Diploma in the areas specified in (a) above provided that the applicant satisfies the minimum requirements for admission to a Bachelor’s degree qualification level.

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Tuition Fees

Living costs

Nairobi

Kenya

49608 - 74988 KES / month

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Funding

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