Green Economy

Entry requirements

A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in a required subject area and/or relevant comprehensive professional experience. Applicants without a required subject will be considered.

Required subjects: Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Economics, Politics, Psychology or Sociology

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

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.

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.

Information for international students

If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS 6.0 (Academic) with a minimum of 5.5 in each component of writing, speaking, listening and reading.

You can find details of the international qualifications we accept, and what level of study they apply to, on our entry requirements for non-UK students' page.

All applications will be subject to a minimum grade and your degree may need to be in a relevant subject area.

Fees and funding

Please check Bournemouth University course website for the latest tuition fees information.

For fees and funding information, please visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pg-funding