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In an age when the spotlight is on sustainability, environmental literacy is a great asset both personally and professionally. With the OU you can develop a broad understanding of the multi-disciplinary principles involved in environmental policymaking and action, and how large-scale human activity impacts on the environment. For example, what are the effects of agriculture, resource extraction, energy supply, transport and urbanisation on natural and modified ecosystems? And how can they be managed?

OU courses and qualifications in environment studies bring together knowledge and skills from science, technology and the social sciences to help you to make an informed contribution to environmental matters both in life and at work.

Degrees

  • Business Studies with Environment
    This is a flexible degree that’s accessible and relevant to your workplace. You’ll study how organisations work, how they’re managed, and the external world in which they operate.
  • Environmental Management and Technology
    Develop your understanding of the scientific, technical and socio-economic aspects relating to the complex inter-relationships between human activity and environmental systems.
  • Environmental Science
    Develop the knowledge and techniques for understanding fundamental environmental patterns and processes and understand how the technology of environmental science relates to society.
  • Environmental Studies
    Integrating science, technology and social sciences, this degree will help you get to the heart of environmental issues.
  • Social Sciences with BA (Hons) with Environment
    How does society work? And how does it change? Studying social science can change the way you look at the world forever.
  • Open degree
    The BA/BSc Open Degree is a qualification that gives you a huge choice in terms of subjects and modules that you study to make up your degree.

Courses in Environmental Studies

See the list of all our individual courses in Environmental Studies.

Postgraduate options

If you already have a degree, you may want to see postgraduate courses and qualifications in Environment, Development and International Studies.

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An undergraduate subject in Environment, Development and International Studies

 

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