Corporate Environmental Management MSc - 2026/7

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Each module on this programme is taught on an intensive modular basis. There is pre-reading to do for each module and on occasion a pre-module assessment, followed by the intensive taught week where classes run from approximately 9 - 5, Monday - Friday for one week. Post-module coursework is to be completed over the four week period after the intensive week.

Part-time students must study until a total of eight is reached. These eight taught technical modules must include all the compulsory taught technical modules. Arrangements for carrying out the project are flexible, and may be adapted to the circumstances of the student, subject to the rule that the student must have satisfactorily completed the taught portion of his or her programme before being allowed to submit his/her final project report for assessment.

This MSc degree embeds employability, global and cultural capabilities, digital capabilities, sustainability, and resourcefulness and resilience across the curriculum of the programme.

Employability: professionally focused learning that nurtures career ready graduates permeates the programme through its use of speakers from industry and government. Employability is also developed via site visits in some modules, such as the Environmental Auditing and Management Systems module, which are designed to give students practical examples of how to apply their developing knowledge and skills. Some modules, such as the Environmental Science and Society module, give students the opportunity to work in multi-disciplinary teams. Students can opt to do a professional training placement as one of their 15 credit electives. This professional training placement really develops students' readiness for the world of work, particularly for those students lacking previous professional work experience.

This programme is accredited by Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). IEMA provides a route for its members to achieve Chartered Environmentalist status. If students complete four specified modules (Sustainable Development Applications, Environmental Science and Society, Environmental Law and Environmental Auditing and Management Systems), plus the overall MSc degree, then they are eligible for Graduate Membership of IEMA upon graduation.

Global and cultural capabilities, intercultural awareness and informed views on global, social and ethical issues are required skills for any effective sustainability practitioner, with the MScs modules designed specifically to develop these capabilities. Class discussions which are built into almost every module on this programme expose students to a variety of global and cultural perspectives due to both the diversity of students taking this MSc programme and the breadth of topics and perspectives covered.

Digital capabilities: Throughout the programme students learn to navigate and utilise the University of Surrey's Virtual Learning Environment (SurreyLearn) and other digital resources and online databases to aid their learning and undertake research. Students are taught how to use digital