BSc Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year
About this course
The BSc Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year is an undergraduate degree exploring the scientific and socio-economic issues behind environmental management. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, Environmental Analysis, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course includes a compulsory integrated year-long work placement and is approved by the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals. The first year covers foundations through Global Sustainability: Challenges and Prospects, Ecology and Environmental Management, International Development: Global and Local Issues, and Key Skills for Environmental Management and Sustainability. Optional modules in the first year allow students to explore areas such as management, marketing, ecology, geography, and earth systems. The second year builds professional competencies with Data Skills, Environmental Management and Sustainability in Practice, and Tools for Environmental Management and Sustainability, alongside optional studies in earth processes, farming, energy, climate change, and marine biology. The final year involves an Independent Research Project and Transitions to Sustainability, with optional modules covering climate change, agriculture, digital development, ecosystem services, environmental pollution, and urban ecology.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB, including an accepted subject. Accepted subjects: Biology, Business, Chemistry, Economics, Environmental Science/Studies, Geography, Geology, Law, Maths, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Sociology. IB: 30 points overall, including higher level study in an accepted subject.
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What students say
Based on about 57 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 15 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 20%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 15%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 45 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 35%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Global Sustainability: Challenges and Prospects
- Ecology and Environmental Management
- International Development: Global and Local Issues
- Key Skills for Environmental Management and Sustainability
- The Fundamentals of Management and Marketing
- Fundamentals of Ecology
- Approaching Human Geography
- Restless Planet
- Landscapes and Natural Resources
- Data Skills
- Environmental Management and Sustainability in Practice
- Tools for Environmental Management and Sustainability
- Earth Processes and Hazards
- Farmland and Woodland: Ecology and Management
- Environment and Development
- Energy Resources
- Applied Marketing and Management
- Water in the Earth System
- Climate and Environmental Change
- Conservation Science in Practice
- Social Responsibility in Action
- Living Together: Social and Cultural Geographies
- Marine Biology and Conservation
- Independent Research Project
- Transitions to Sustainability
- Climate Change and the Geographies of Responsibility
- Climate Smart Agriculture
- Digital for Development: Transformation or Tyranny?
- Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions
- Power and Development
- Environmental Pollution
- Consumption, Politics and Space
- Ecology of Urban Areas
- Water Resources
- Soil Ecology, Environment and Sustainability
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year at University of Reading earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £28,000 after 3 years, £37,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,000 and £45,000. The £37,500 median after five years is £11,500 more than the UK median for Rural estate management.
What do graduates of BSc Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year at University of Reading do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year at University of Reading?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year at University of Reading?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 134 UCAS points.
Does BSc Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year at University of Reading include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Environmental Management and Sustainability with Placement Year at University of Reading?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.