Environmental Management BSc (Hons)
Scotland's Rural College University
Key Course Facts
Salary
Salary of Graduates in Environmental Sciences
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £21500 | £21500 | £24000 |
25-75 percentile range | £20000 - £24500 | £17000 - £25000 | £19000 - £29500 |
All Environmental Sciences courses of Scotland's Rural College University
Salary of all UK Graduates of Environmental Sciences
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24189 | £22414 | £26298 |
25-75 percentile range | £21037 - £27771 | £16897 - £27576 | £20317 - £33339 |
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Course Description
Environmental Management is a field that is both diverse and dynamic. As such, this programme is designed to allow candidates to not only focus on what we can do to manage changes at the individual level, but also addresses the broader management challenges and learning to affect change across policy, planning, and community level behaviours. In addition, you will have opportunity to gain knowledge and practical experience of the biological, physical and ecological systems including awareness of their socio-economic and political contexts with exposure to some of the UK’s leading technology in this field. The programme has transferrable skills embedded within its approach, and delivers a very wide range of vocational skills and knowledge in specialist sectors of the industry.
There are many potential career pathways available following completion of this degree award including environmental consultancy, environmental education, public relations and community engagement, environmental analysis and mitigation implementation, environmental engineering and technology, sustainable environmental management systems, and environmental policy analysis as just a few examples delivered within organisations such as SEPA, Scottish Water, Scottish Renewables, Zero Waste Scotland, or the Scottish Government. In addition, students can consider progression onto further post-graduate study in related areas both within the UK and abroad.
Programme Learning Objectives:
- Engage with and evaluate new and current theory in the fields of environmental management and sustainability to provide understanding enabling management of environmental pressures and maintenance of environmental integrity and resilience.
- Appraise and evaluate the current principles and practice of sustainable development including assessment of risk of projects from environmental, ecological, and socio-economic perspectives.
- Applying industry established theoretical and empirical methods to holistically address key national and international environmental issues.
- Understand the relationship between natural and anthropogenic systems, and critically assess the impacts of human activity on the environment.
- Apply communication skills to collaborate with a diverse range of expert and non-expert stakeholders, facilitate change and reconcile between conflicting approaches.
- Contribute immediately and effectively to interdisciplinary teams in environmental industry, research, and consultancy with ability to critique and advise on future policy and practice.
- Design and implement environmental projects and research within the technical, political and socio-economic spheres.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Current jobs
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
All Environmental Sciences courses of Scotland's Rural College University
Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Environmental Management BSc (Hons) at Scotland's Rural College University
15% | Legal professionals |
15% | Sales occupations |
15% | Business and public service associate professionals |
5% | Customer service occupations |
5% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
5% | Administrative occupations |
5% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
5% | Elementary occupations |
5% | Natural and social science professionals |
5% | Teaching Professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
Qualification requirements
Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)
Scottish Higher qualifications are considered on an individual basis
Including one in a relevant subject/science (90 UCAS tariff points)
Costs
Tuition Fees Environmental Management BSc (Hons)
England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
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Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | year 1 |
Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Scotland | £1820 | year 1 |
EU | £16000 | year 1 |
International | £16000 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
Scottish students can apply to the Students Award Agency for Scotland (SAAS) to have tuition fees paid by the Scottish government. Students from the rest of the UK can apply for financial assistance, including a loan to cover the full cost of the tuition fees, from the Student Loan Company.
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
- year 2
- year 3
University Rankings
Positions of Scotland's Rural College University in top UK and global rankings.
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About Scotland's Rural College University
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is a publicly funded research school focused primarily on the education of agricultural subjects, such as Countryside Management, Animal Nutrition, and Forestry. SRUC offers courses and programmes across six campus locations, including eight fully-functional farmlands for students to get hands-on and practical experience in.
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