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Bournemouth University: Green Economy
| Institution | Bournemouth University View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Faculty of Health, Environment and Medical Sciences |
| Web | http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ |
| futurestudents@bournemouth.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01202 961916 |
| Study type | Taught |
MSc
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?
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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.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A Bachelors Honours degree, 2:2 or above or equivalent in a required subject: Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Economics, Politics, Psychology or Sociology. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. |
| Location | Main Site Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB |
Fees
| EU | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| International | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
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.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A Bachelors Honours degree, 2:2 or above or equivalent in a required subject: Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Economics, Politics, Psychology or Sociology. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. |
| Location | Main Site Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB |
Fees
| EU | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| International | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
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.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A Bachelors Honours degree, 2:2 or above or equivalent in a required subject: Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Economics, Politics, Psychology or Sociology. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. |
| Location | Main Site Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB |
Fees
| EU | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| International | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
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.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A Bachelors Honours degree, 2:2 or above or equivalent in a required subject: Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Economics, Politics, Psychology or Sociology. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. |
| Location | Main Site Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB |
Fees
| EU | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| International | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 11500 GBP for Year 1 |
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?
-
Enjoy the flexibility of a distance learning course, which allows you to undertake a work-based project instead of a research project to support your dissertation
-
You will develop your knowledge of ecology, geography, social science, psychology and technology in this multidimensional course
-
Understand the challenges of reducing carbon emissions, overexploitation of resources and widespread environmental degradation, which pose a danger to human wellbeing
-
Acquire the scientific understanding on which the transition to a green economy can be based, including the principles of environmental sustainability and the societal responses required to implement these in practice
-
Profit from our expert academics and their knowledge of sustainability and tools that inform environmental practice and policy implementation.
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.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A Bachelors Honours degree, 2:2 or above or equivalent in a required subject: Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Economics, Politics, Psychology or Sociology. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. |
| Location | Main Site Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB |
Fees
| EU | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| International | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
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?
-
Enjoy the flexibility of a distance learning course, which allows you to undertake a work-based project instead of a research project to support your dissertation
-
You will develop your knowledge of ecology, geography, social science, psychology and technology in this multidimensional course
-
Understand the challenges of reducing carbon emissions, overexploitation of resources and widespread environmental degradation, which pose a danger to human wellbeing
-
Acquire the scientific understanding on which the transition to a green economy can be based, including the principles of environmental sustainability and the societal responses required to implement these in practice
-
Profit from our expert academics and their knowledge of sustainability and tools that inform environmental practice and policy implementation.
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.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A Bachelors Honours degree, 2:2 or above or equivalent in a required subject: Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Economics, Politics, Psychology or Sociology. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. |
| Location | Main Site Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB |
Fees
| EU | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| International | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
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?
-
Enjoy the flexibility of a distance learning course, which allows you to undertake a work-based project instead of a research project to support your dissertation
-
You will develop your knowledge of ecology, geography, social science, psychology and technology in this multidimensional course
-
Understand the challenges of reducing carbon emissions, overexploitation of resources and widespread environmental degradation, which pose a danger to human wellbeing
-
Acquire the scientific understanding on which the transition to a green economy can be based, including the principles of environmental sustainability and the societal responses required to implement these in practice
-
Profit from our expert academics and their knowledge of sustainability and tools that inform environmental practice and policy implementation.
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.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A Bachelors Honours degree, 2:2 or above or equivalent in a required subject: Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Economics, Politics, Psychology or Sociology. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. |
| Location | Main Site Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB |
Fees
| EU | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| International | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
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?
-
Enjoy the flexibility of a distance learning course, which allows you to undertake a work-based project instead of a research project to support your dissertation
-
You will develop your knowledge of ecology, geography, social science, psychology and technology in this multidimensional course
-
Understand the challenges of reducing carbon emissions, overexploitation of resources and widespread environmental degradation, which pose a danger to human wellbeing
-
Acquire the scientific understanding on which the transition to a green economy can be based, including the principles of environmental sustainability and the societal responses required to implement these in practice
-
Profit from our expert academics and their knowledge of sustainability and tools that inform environmental practice and policy implementation.
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.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A Bachelors Honours degree, 2:2 or above or equivalent in a required subject: Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Economics, Politics, Psychology or Sociology. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. |
| Location | Main Site Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB |
Fees
| EU | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| International | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| England | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 6370 GBP for Year 1 |
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