University of Leeds
Sustainability and Environmental Management BSc (Hons)
University of Leeds

Course modalities offered

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 25 graduates of Sustainability and Environmental Management BSc (Hons) at University of Leeds for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Human Geography.

Overall student satisfaction
69 /100
25 total respondents
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Human Geography

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Human Geography 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
Median salary £27000 £29500 £39000
25-75 percentile range £24000 - £31000 £25500 - £35500 £30500 - £49000


Salary of all UK Graduates of Human Geography

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25503 £25946 £31907
25-75 percentile range £21993 - £29503 £21407 - £31949 £25423 - £41399

Course Description

Many aspects of modern life are unsustainable, either environmentally, economically, or socially. Why is this? What can we do about it?

Our Sustainability and Environmental Management degree explores why unsustainable practices develop, from underlying drivers to the behaviours of individuals, and will provide you with the knowledge and skills to tackle these problems.

To do this you'll combine environmental and social science approaches. Environmental sciences will allow you to build an understanding of the fundamental environmental basis of sustainability. Perspectives from politics, economics, policy and law will then allow you to explore the social dimensions of sustainability and develop pathways towards more sustainable societies.

You’ll be trained in a wide range of data collection and analysis methods and will refine your research skills through research projects and hands-on field training.

Sustainability is an increasingly important area for business, public sector organisations, research, and non-governmental organisations. This degree will provide you with the skills and knowledge to work in a huge range of sectors and to make a real difference to the world.

Why study at Leeds:

  • This course is accredited by The Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment.

  • Our globally-renowned research spans the world— from low-carbon cities in the UK to resource governance in sub-Saharan Africa and conservation in Patagonian rainforests. This research feeds directly into your course, shaping your learning with the latest thinking.

  • Experience expert teaching delivered by a programme team made up of specialist academics working at the forefront of their fields

  • Access excellent specialist facilities including lecture theatres, seminar rooms and computer clusters fully equipped with the latest technology to support your learning.

  • Put theory into practice with our fieldwork activities, where you’ll advance your research skills and gain hands-on experience highly valued by employers in industry.

  • Gain invaluable life experience and advance your personal development with our exciting study abroad programmes, spanning across many universities worldwide.

  • Join one of our societies, such as SusSoc, where you can meet like-minded people at events such as socials and sports.

Accredited by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) for the purpose of eligibility to apply for associate membership.

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.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Sustainability and Environmental Management BSc (Hons) at University of Leeds

10% Customer service occupations
10% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
10% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
5% Information Technology Professionals
5% Elementary occupations
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
5% Administrative occupations

Grading & Study Time

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Qualification requirements

Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)

31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects.

IELTS 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/international-admissions/doc/entry-requirements If you're an international student and you don't meet the English language requirements for this programme, you may be able to study our undergraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/language-centre/doc/undergraduate-pre-sessional-english

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

    • 6.5
    • Graduate Degrees taught
    • no components less than 6.0
    • 6.0
    • Graduate Degrees research
    • no components less than 5.5
    • 6.0
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • No components less than 5.5

We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. For information contact the School of Earth and Environment Undergraduate Admissions Team.
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Sustainability and Environmental Management, BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

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

University Rankings

Positions of University of Leeds in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of University of Leeds in related subject specific rankings.

Social Studies & Humanities

    • #7 
    • #10 
    Geography
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 19 July, 2022]
    • #8 
    • #25 
    Geography
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #10 
    • #76 
    Social Sciences
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 26 October, 2022]

See all 33 university rankings of University of Leeds

About University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is a government funded research university based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The main campus is situated approximately one mile north of Leeds city centre, and is also close to the popular student neighbourhoods of Hyde Park, Woodhouse, and Headingley.

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