Environmental Management (K19) | Open University

Course summary

Environmental management is becoming increasingly important to everyone, whether at work, in the community, or at home – from complying with environmental legislation to addressing global challenges such as climate change and energy conservation. This course addresses the everyday concerns of environmental protection, natural resource management and rapidly changing environmental legislation and policy. You’ll explore biophysical, social, political and economic factors from local to global and develop the skills to participate creatively in improving environmental performance in your own context.

Key features of the course

Widen your knowledge of the environment and develop your skills in making informed decisions about environmental issues
Approach environmental decision-making from a systems viewpoint
Consider how to assess and manage sustainability in an organisation and work towards a more sustainable future

Modules

To gain this qualification, you need 60 credits. You'll study two compulsory 30-credit environmental management modules.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

However, some option modules do have entry requirements. We’ll ask you to prove you meet them when you register for any of these modules:

Advance your independent learning (YXM830)

Although this qualification has no entry requirements, we recommend you have:

A UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a science or engineering discipline.
Minimum IELTS (International English Language Testing System) scores of:
Reading: 5.5
Writing: 5.5
Speaking: 5.5
Listening: 5.5
Overall: 6.0.

You’ll also need the skills and knowledge to:

Write technical essays and reports at a high level.
Carry out calculations using logarithms and the exponential function.
Analyse numerical data.
Understand and apply scientific principles in relation to chemical reactions, biological processes and energy conversion.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

As fees for individual modules can vary, the total cost you pay for your qualification depends on the modules you choose to study. For further information about fees, please refer to the course description on The Open University website.