Environmental Sustainability

Why study Environmental Sustainability at Dundee?

Environmental sustainability is a diverse and dynamic subject examining the interaction between people and their surroundings.

Global warming, biodiversity and renewable energy are just a few of the recurring themes we hear on the news, and public agencies are now looking for graduates with the ability to deliver sustainable outcomes. Businesses, both large and small, are seeking graduates with substantial environmental expertise.

This exciting degree programme means you no longer need to wait until you have graduated to turn your academic interests into practical environmental skills. You can instead draw on two highly-rated disciplines to give you both the management and administrative skills to inform environmental policy and the scientific and technical knowledge to deliver a more sustainable environment.

If you want to tackle pollution, to ensure that new developments enhance rather than detract from their surroundings, to offer communities the chance to have a real say in how people use their natural resources, in short to have a real impact on the future of our earth, then this is the degree for you.

Dundee is uniquely located for the study of environmental sustainability. It has easy access to estuarine, maritime and a range of terrestrial environments. Its urban and industrial heritage, the fertile agricultural hinterland and the backdrop of hills and mountains afford a vibrant and varied 'laboratory' in which to study.

Professional Accreditation

Our MA in Environmental Sustainability is accredited by the professional body the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) which means that all students who attain a lower second class degree or better are eligible for Associate Membership of IEMA.

"This is an excellent, professionally run course that in many places exceeds IEMA's requirements in scope and depth".Comment made by an IEMA Assessor during our annual assessment

Study abroad

This course provides you with an opportunity to study abroad. You could spend your second year at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada, or study in Europe on an ERASMUS exchange.

Jill McMaster is a 2006 graduate, and now working as a Facilities Management Assistant (Energy) for Perth & Kinross Council. She says, "The degree programme provided me with an array of useful skills and knowledge of the 'real world', from preparing presentations to writing briefing notes and understanding sustainable development principles for all aspects of resource management".

Student Society

There is an active student society called SPAD (Student Planners At Dundee) which organises social events and visiting speakers.

• MA Environmental Sustainability
• MA Environmental Sustainability and International Business
• MA Environmental Sustainability and Geography

• Environmental Science
• Town and Regional Planning