The University of Worcester is set to launch a new degree course focused on environmental management and sustainability

The BSc (Hons) Environmental Management and Sustainability programme is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed for roles within the environmental and sustainability sectors.

Principal Lecturer Dr Duncan Westbury, who is leading the course, said: “With increasing concerns about climate change and the impact of humans on our planet there has never been a more important time to study this highly contemporary course.

"We will be equipping our students with the knowledge and skills that they need to play a part in mitigating the effects humans have on the planet and make a real difference.”

The course, starting in September 2022, is designed to give students an in-depth understanding of how to investigate and manage interactions between humans and the environment to achieve sustainability.

It includes fieldwork in the Brecon Beacons, France and, in the final year, India, in conjunction with the University of Calcutta, which includes a stay in Sundarbans tiger reserve in West Bengal.

In line with the course’s green credentials, for each student that attends an Open Day to find out more about the course and/or starts the course in 2022, a tree will be planted, supported by chartered foresters and woodland consultants, Pryor & Rickett Silviculture.

Find out more at www.worcester.ac.uk.