School of Environment, Education and Development

Environmental Governance MSc

Year of entry: 2025

Course length: 12 Months Full-Time | 24 Months Part-Time

About the course

This MSc addresses the key environmental challenges of our time, exploring the connections between environmental governance and policies, and the production, distribution and consumption of resources. It will develop your ability to apply sophisticated, critical and interdisciplinary sustainability and environmental theories at multiple scales and in different geographical contexts. The course is ideal for pursuing a career in environmental regulation and management in the public, private and charity sectors, for those wishing to conduct in-depth research of socio-environmental topics to develop academic careers, and environmental professionals wishing to deepen their knowledge.

Hannah Charles

MSc Environmental Governance student

“I did an internal placement at the University in conjunction with the WWF, working with a lecturer to develop a report. I think it has boosted my employability as it is a clear example of my research skills in practice for a client and is publicly available for potential employers to access. Also, it has developed my capacity as a co-author which is useful for employment.”

Maasai tribe member Valentin Olyang’Iri from Tanzania is working to protect the habitat that he calls home. "I was so impressed by the talent and commitment among the University’s staff. I had the opportunity to learn from world class lecturers with different academic and ideological points of view.

Read Valentin’s story: uom.link/geog-pg-valentin