Course summary
This distance learning course provides the scientific and interdisciplinary insight into the challenges a transition to a green economy represents and how to address them. The development of a green economy is a political and socio-economic imperative. Why study MSc Green Economy at BU?
- Study flexibly from anywhere with our distance learning format, offering the option to undertake a work-based project tailored to your professional interests instead of a traditional dissertation.
- Gain interdisciplinary expertise across ecology, geography, social science, psychology, and green technologies—equipping you with a holistic understanding of sustainability challenges.
- Tackle real-world environmental issues, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion, and explore how policy, science and innovation can drive the shift to a sustainable future.
- Master practical tools and frameworks—from valuing natural capital and managing ecosystem services to renewable energy transitions and sustainability science in action.
- Learn from expert academics and industry voices with extensive experience shaping environmental policy, sustainability initiatives and ecological research.
- Benefit from IEMA accreditation, gaining free student membership and direct entry to GradIEMA professional status upon graduation, enhancing your career prospects in the environmental sector.
Modules
Core units: Natural Capital and Nature Markets, Climate Change and Carbon Management, Environmental Policy and Social Justice Frontiers of Sustainability Science, Sustainability and Renewable Energy Transitions, Sustainable Development in Practice
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Environmental Management and Assessment, Institute of
Entry requirements
A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 (or equivalent) is required in a relevant subject.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus
Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB
Course contact details
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