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The Environmental Management programme provides a unique opportunity to focus on personal interests from within a variety of specialisms from waste management, geographical information systems, contaminated land, social inclusion, enhancing the countryside, energy efficiency and transport policy.

The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Year 1
Urban Issues, Natural Resource Management, Principles of Work Place Legislation, Sustainability Online, Construction Materials.

Year 2
Introduction to key themes including Environmental Policy and Regulation, Society, Politics and Sustainability, Environmental Science and Measurement, Environmental Assessment, Urban Planning and the Principles of GIS.

Year 3
Practical work experience which can involve working with local authorities, environmental consultancies, energy companies or studying abroad; Trimester B increases the GIS specialism as well as studying Climate Change: impact, mitigation and adaptation, and Corporate Sustainability.

Year 4
Honours Dissertation in preferred specialism; specialist modules include Urban Regeneration Energy Resource Management, Waste Management, Project GIS, Water Policy and Management, and Sustainability and the Built Environment.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry: 4 Highers at BBCC.

Widening access entry: 4 Highers at BCCC.

A Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted as equivalent of a Higher at B.