Why choose the School of Life Sciences
This course has a part-time route to help you fit your studies around existing commitments.
Our Life Sciences Liaison Board features representatives from Luton Borough Council and organisations such as TeknTrash, who are experts in areas such as climate change and waste management using AI.
Opportunities for industry links through external visits to Rothamsted Research and Biogen as well as collaborations with other institutions such as Shuttleworth College.
About the course
In our forward-thinking course, you focus on environmental change on a local and global scale before exploring the principles and sustainable techniques underlying its effective management. You investigate cutting-edge biotechnological solutions at the forefront of modern innovation and, with our student-centred teaching, go on to assess how they work in practice via real-world projects and hands-on application. You also have the opportunity to explore your specialist interests with an MSc research project of your choosing.
Facilities and specialist equipment
- Contemporary STEM building with purpose-built facilities and bespoke study spaces
- High-tech cell culture lab and analytical science suite
- The latest industry-standard equipment to emulate the professional workplace
Industry links
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s Life Sciences Liaison Board collaborates closely with real-world organisations, ensuring our degree aligns with the needs of both industry and society as well as providing you with invaluable opportunities for networking and work experience.Ìý
Student experience
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ under the supervision of our highly qualified academic staff and learn from their active involvement in cutting-edge research and consultation.
Benefit from our varied teaching approach, combining lectures and tutorials with group work and laboratory sessions so you gain both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience.
Develop key transferable skills such as project management; critical evaluation; modelling and statistics; communication; and social, ethical and legal understanding.
Benefit from interactive masterclasses and seminars delivered by industry experts such as the UK Health Security Agency and Luton Borough Council's climate change lead.
Link theory to modern-day application with external visits to relevant sites such as Biogen, Rothamsted Research and the Centre for Alternative Technology.
We host an annual STEM Careers Expo, bringing together employers and students through presentations, workshops and networking sessions.
Fulfil your potential with guidance from your own personal academic tutor.
Environmental project management – Explore the challenges of sustainably managing environmental change in different situations, locally and globally.
Environmental management and sustainability – Look at different approaches to sustainable management and regulation such as legislative, market-based and voluntary.
Global environmental change – An overview of how and why the environment is changing and what can be done to mitigate and adapt to change.
Environmental biotechnology – How biotechnology can be used to address the global challenges of environmental sustainability and food security.
Environmental research project – Undertake an independent research investigation in an area of interest, from planning through to presentation.
For an at-a-glance list of modules for this course, download the course specification.
The assessment philosophy of MSc Environmental Management conforms to the recommendations of the aspects of QAA statements for Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences and Environmental Studies and also takes elements from the QAA statements for Biosciences. The methods used for the assessment of students' achievements will correspond with the knowledge abilities and skills that are to be developed through their degree programme. Both formative and summative modes of assessment will be used.
The course assessment strategy is compliant with the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s Regulations. All assessed work will be marked using the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½s percentage based marking scheme. Evidence on which assessment of student achievement is based will include: - Formal written examinations; - Written reports including scientific and consultancy-style reports; - Oral presentations; - Poster presentations; - Individual planning conduct and reporting of project work; and Essay assignments. The commitment to field and lab-based practical skills and the ability to communicate and interpret data through scientific and professional report writing is emphasised at throughout the course. As such written reports based on field or laboratory work form an important element of student assessment.
The importance of oral communication skills is also acknowledged and four units require oral or poster presentations as a part of the unit assessments. Students that fail to successfully complete the initial taught units may not be eligible to progress to the laboratory based research project stage of the course; this is determined by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½s regulations. Students who do not initially progress will be expected to undertake either referral assessments or if necessary retake failed units (no student can retake a unit more than once). When students pass the number of other units prescribed by the regulations they will be able to undertake their laboratory based research project.
Careers
Graduates of this course can choose from a wide range of career paths in environmental science and management in the public and private sectors including environmental agencies and ecological consultancies; biotechnological environmental and agricultural research organisations; academic institutions; national and international government agencies and non-governmental bodies; and related business and industry including food security.
You also have the option of further study leading to PhD.
Entry Requirements
2.2 honours degree or equivalent in related area
Entry Requirements
2.2 honours degree or equivalent in related area
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard fee for a taught Master's degree for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £10,000 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees and living costs. Visit
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
International
The full-time standard fee for a taught Master's degree for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £16,900
If you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard fee for a taught Master's degree for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £10,000 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees and living costs. Visit
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
International
The full-time standard fee for a taught Master's degree for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £16,900
If you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
