Course summary

Our Sustainability and Environmental Management degree 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. You’ll be trained in data collection and analysis and will refine your research skills in a research project and through hands-on field training. Why study at Leeds

• Graduate with an IEMA accredited degree at a university ranked 39th in the world for Environmental Sciences, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.

• Take advantage of our world-leading research which shapes your course and spans across the globe — from low-carbon cities in the UK to resource governance in sub-Saharan Africa and conservation in Patagonian rainforests.

• Experience expertise teaching delivered by a programme team made up of internationally renowned academics working at the forefront of their fields and part of the School’s research institutes and groups.

• Benefit from excellent specialist facilities, including lecture theatres, seminar rooms and computer clusters housed in the School’s state-of-the-art building, fully equipped with the latest technology to support your learning.

• Put theory into practice with our extensive fieldwork activities located across the world, where you’ll advance your research skills and gain hands-on experience highly valued by employers in industry.

• Enhance your career prospects and give your CV that competitive edge before you graduate with our paid industrial work placement opportunities. Our close industry links have given previous students the chance to work at — and build professional relationships with — major organisations such as E.ON, Starbucks, Hilton and PepsiCo.

• Gain invaluable life experience and advance your personal development with our exciting study abroad programmes, spanning across many universities worldwide.