Degrees and Modules
There are numerous degree and module opportunities for students keen to explore topics relating to environmental sustainability.
Taught Masters Opportunities
Anthropology
Durham Energy Institute
- MSc Energy and Society (hosted by Anthropology in collaboration with Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities)
- MSc New and Renewable Energy (hosted by School of Engineering and Computing)
Durham University Business School
Undergraduate Degrees
A range of undergraduate degrees are available which include a large amount of environmentally-related content. These include degrees offered by:
Taught Modules
The below are examples of modules included within current undergraduate or postgraduate courses which consider issues relating to environmental sustainability, climate change or Fairtrade. (Please note that this list is not exhaustive and is subject to change).
ANTH4018 - Energy, Environment and Development
ANTH44515 - Society, Energy, Environment and Resilience
ANTH44630 - Context and Challenges in Energy and Society
BIOL3541 - Ecology in the Anthropocene
BIOL3551 - Conservation Biology
BUSS2111 - Managing in a Global Environment (Queen’s Campus)
BUSS3051 - Contemporary Issues in Corporate Reporting (Queen’s Campus)
BUSS3191 - Corporate Responsibility (Queen’s Campus)
BUSI2131 - Managing in a Global Environment (Durham)
BUSI3241 - Corporate Responsibility (Durham)
BUSI48W15 - Green Supply Chain & Logistics Systems (Durham)
GEOL1111 - Environment and Resources
GEOL2171 - Water and Climate
GEOL2201 - Fieldwork (Environmental)
GEOL3041 - Environmental Geochemistry
GEOL3231 - Earth System and Climate
GEOL3281 - Environmental Management
GEOL4111 - Environmental Geochemistry IV
GEOL4141 - Earth System and Climate IV
ECON1051 - Introduction to Environmental Economics
ECON3161 - Environmental Economics and Policy
ECON44015 - Environmental Valuation
ECON44615 - Natural Resource Management
ENGI3341 - Environmental Engineering
ENGI40915 - Renewable Energy
ENGI4141 - Structures, Highways and Construction
ENGI4281 - Low Carbon Technologies
GEOG1061 - Environment and Society
GEOG1081 - Physical Geography
GEOG1241 - Geographies of Crisis
GEOG2551 - Contested Environments
GEOG2571 - Global Environmental Change
GEOG2661 - Climate Change: Geographical Perspectives
GEOG30B7 - Global Environmental Politics
GEOG3177 - Water – Resource and Well-being
GEOG3191 - Sea-level Change and Coastal Evolution
GEOG3511 - Ice Ace Environments
GEOG3521 - The Arctic
GEOG3817 - Antarctic Environments
GEOG3887 - Cities and The Governing of Climate Change
GEOG3971 - Geographies of Energy Transition: Cape Town
SGIA2261 - International Organisations
PHIL3071 - Applied Ethics
PHIL3191 - Ethics in Business Practice
PHIL41615 - Business Ethics 2: Society and Sustainability
PHIL42130 - Environmental Philosophy
THEO2381 - Topics in Christian Ethics
Online Sustainability Module
This is a short interactive course open to all University members. This is accessed under the title ‘Environmental Sustainability Training Module’ on your duo home page.