BA Environment and Business
Entry requirements
A level: ABB BTEC: DDM in National Extended Diploma. We can also accept a combination of National Extended Certificates and A-levels. Please contact the School's Undergraduate Admissions Team for more information. IB: 6,5,5 at higher level.
About this course
BA in Environment and Business, a joint business and management and geography degree combining environmental social science with corporate practices. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course draws on teaching from the School of Earth and Environment, the University Business School, the Institute for Transport Studies, and the School of Law. The first year covers foundations through Introduction to Sustainability Economics, Sustainable Development, Politics and Policy, Skills for Environmental Social Science, and Introduction to Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility. The second year progresses to Tools and Techniques for Sustainable Business, Research in the Environmental Social Sciences, Economics and Sustainability, and Personal Development for Careers in the Environmental Sector. The final year includes Change for Sustainable Development, Environmental Research Project, School and Educational Placements, and Environmental Law, culminating in an independent research project.
Modules
- Introduction to Sustainability Economics
- Sustainable Development, Politics and Policy
- Skills for Environmental Social Science
- Introduction to Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility
- Environmental Science for Sustainability
- An Introduction to Law: What is Law?
- Introduction to Effective Decision Making
- Understanding Social Enterprises
- Introduction to Management
- Organisational Behaviour
- Business and Society
- Natural Hazards
- Resources
- Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
- Ecology
- Atmosphere
- Tools and Techniques for Sustainable Business
- Research in the Environmental Social Sciences
- Economics and Sustainability
- Personal Development for Careers in the Environmental Sector
- Managing Innovation in Business
- Transport, Energy and the Environment
- Advanced Management Decision Making
- People, Sustainability and the Environment
- International Law
- Adaptation and Mitigation
- Sociology for the Climate Crisis
- Contaminated Environments
- Principles of Marketing
- Leading and managing Small Businesses
- Principles of Corporate Strategy
- Managing Biodiversity
- Project Appraisal
- Change for Sustainable Development
- Environmental Research Project
- School and Educational Placements
- Environmental Law
- Current Issues in Decision Making
- Managing Innovation and Technology
- International Business Management
- Diversity Management
- Global Perspectives on Work and Employment
- Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective
- Managing Social Media and Digital Work
- Strategic Energy Issues
- Environmental Risk: Science, Policy and Management
- Managing Global Value Chains
- Practice the skills you have learnt in class in real-life situations.
- Gain first-hand experience of collecting and analysing data.
- Build valuable individual research skills – vital for your final year research project.
- Develop professional skills sought after by employers like project planning, communication and teamwork.
- Get to know your lecturers and fellow students even better.