Environmental Consultancy

About this course

Explore Environmental Consultancy at a global top 100* university.

Social, technological and environmental change is forcing us to rethink how we live, consume resources, and manage issues like climate, globalisation, and demographic change. The world needs experts who can advise large organisations on environmental challenges and opportunities.

Your future career

This master’s degree will give you in-depth knowledge of a variety of topics, including sustainability and environmental law. We’ll teach you to evaluate challenges in the field using data analysis methods and analytical skills. On completion of the programme, you’ll be ready for a wide range of careers in and around the environmental consultancy sector.

Key features of the course

At Southampton, you'll:

- Gain in-depth knowledge of the functioning and management of the environment

- Develop specialist knowledge in a chosen area of environmental science

- Explore the interactions between environment and society

- Complete a substantial research project

- Learn to think critically about the environment in the modern world and conduct independent study on the subject

We’ll teach you to evaluate challenges in the field using data analysis methods and analytical skills. On completion of the programme, you’ll be ready for a wide range of careers in environmental consultancy.

Our Partnership Projects initiative gives students the chance to complete a Policy, Practice, or Industry dissertation in collaboration with an external partner organisation, working on a real brief defined by the partner. Projects range from ecological field studies, to social research into community sustainability initiatives, to identifying new locations for environmental and social charity initiatives, with students producing research that addresses real‑world challenges and supports meaningful change.

Further information

Visit our course page for a full list of modules and detailed requirements.

*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025