Sustainability and Environmental Management

Our sustainability and environmental management bsc explores the environmental, economic and social implications of our decisions and attempts to find sustainable solutions to environmental problems.drawing on environmental science and ecology, you will develop your knowledge and skills in the science underpinning environmental issues. at the same time, learning opportunities in politics, economics, policy and law help you to evaluate societies' role in, and interaction with, changes in the natural world.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

With the help and support of our dedicated employability team, you can choose to undertake a salaried industrial placement year at one of the 100+ companies that we work with. if you decide to undertake a placement year this will extend your period of study by 12 months and, on successful completion, you will be awarded the ‘industrial’ variant in your degree title to demonstrate your added experience to future employers. below are examples of placements our students have recently completed: atkins, water & environment placement e.on uk limited, safety, health and environment advisor hilton worldwide, energy & environment intern pepsico, sustainability officer shropshire council, assistant countryside maintenance officer starbucks, energy & sustainability intern during your industrial placement you will have an industrial supervisor from within the company, plus an academic supervisor who will keep in touch throughout your placement. the optional placement year takes place between years two and three.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: -12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Governments, businesses, ngos and researchers now hold sustainability at the core of their thinking about the environment and our place in it. the environment is important to everyone, but it is under increasing pressure from our demands on natural resources and the waste generated by our lifestyles. this means there’s a demand for literate and numerate graduates with good analytical skills and a thorough understanding of the environmental, economic and social implications of the decisions that we make and the strategies that we use to find sustainable solutions to environmental problems. graduates from this course go on to work in environmental consultancy firms; local councils and civil service; in industry roles related to corporate social responsibility and operations; and in third sector organisations and charities. our graduates have secured positions including: sustainability consultant, wrm ltd technical manager, ipc/asda transport development officer, leicester city council

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Leeds has partnerships with the following companies: