Environmental Management for Business MSc

MSc Environmental Management for Business is one of four pathways within the MSc Environmental Management programme.

This MSc Environmental Management for Business pathway provides a thorough understanding of how sound environmental management practices can deliver both sustainability and a competitive business advantage and is ideal if you wish to work in business or the commercial sectors.

You will develop expertise in environmental management tools, methods, systems and auditing, and appreciate the role of policy and legislation in achieving sustainability.

About the course The MSc Environmental Management for Business pathway consists of nine core modules and a choice of one further module from a list of optional modules.

MSc Environmental Management for Business pathway core modules • SustainabilityandEnvironmentalSystems • FoundationinEnvironmentalAuditing • ManagementSkillsforEnvironmentalManagement • EnvironmentalPolicyandGovernance • EnvironmentalManagementToolsandMethods • EnvironmentalManagementSystemsimplementation • CorporateSocialResponsibility • ResearchMethods • IndividualResearchProjectrelatedtoBusiness

Optional modules for Environmental Management for Business pathway • SustainableEnergyorTransportPolicyandTravelplanning • IntegratedWasteandPollutionManagement • EcologyandConservation

The MSc Environmental Management for Business can be studied either full-time or part-time and the following awards are also available:

• PostgraduateDiploma(PgD) • PostgraduateCertificate(PgC)

The taught element of the modules can be studied as short courses.

Career opportunities Formerstudentshavemadeimpressiveenvironmentalimprovementsandlargesavingsfor their companies while studying on the programme, and several have achieved significantpromotionwithintheircompanies.

Entry Requirements: Afirstorsecondclassdegreeinanysubject.Applicantswithotherqualificationsandrelevantexperience will be considered individuallybytheProgrammeTutor.AccreditedPriorCertificatedLearning(APCL)isavailableforthosewithAIEMA.AccreditedPriorExperientialLearning(APEL)maybe available for those with suitable relevant experience.

Course Length: Fulltime12–16months

Parttime24–48months

Course Fees: Pleasevisitourwebsite go.herts.ac.uk/EMB

Professional Accreditation: Three modules are accredited bytheInstituteofEnvironmentalManagementandAssessment(IEMA)forAssociatemembership(givingexemptionfromtheopenbookexamination).

AllmodulesareaccreditedbytheCharteredInstitutionofWaterand Environmental Management (CIWEM)forGraduatemembership.

Web Address: go.herts.ac.uk/EMB

How to Apply: Ifyouwouldliketoapplyforoneofour Master’s degrees you need to complete a University application form, which can be found on go.herts.ac.uk/apply

You can also apply to study the taught element of modules as non credit-rated short courses: go.herts.ac.uk/envscapply

Furtherinformationisavailableat: go.herts.ac.uk/EMB

The short courses are extremely valuable and the speakers are leading experts and practitioners.

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