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Green Economy at Bournemouth University - UCAS

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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.
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. Course accreditation This course is accredited by IEMA. This means as a student on Green Economy you'll simultaneously receive free student membership at IEMA. Once you graduate you will also become a GradIEMA professional member.

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

EU £11500 Year 1
International £11500 Year 1
England £11500 Year 1
Northern Ireland £11500 Year 1
Scotland £11500 Year 1
Wales £11500 Year 1
Channel Islands £11500 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £11500 Year 1

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

Part-time study: Fees are charged on a pro-rata basis of the full-time fee Visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pg-funding for more information.
Green Economy at Bournemouth University - UCAS