Natural Environment and Society – (M.Sc.)

The University of Essex is one of the UK´s leading academic institutions, ranked ninth nationally for research excellence following the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

Social-ecological systems are more vulnerable than formerly predicted. Analysing and developing solutions to address this immense challenge will take a combination of economic, social, political, legal and management expertise, which our MSc Natural Environment and Society aims to provide.

We combines our international excellence in the natural and social sciences with Writtle College’s leading expertise in land-based, countryside and amenity industries, to design a course for those interested in gaining advanced knowledge of contemporary theories on the relationships between environment, nature and society. You have the opportunity to engage with key topics such as human-nature interactions and the social practices that shape the environment and nature, and one day’s tuition per week is at Writtle College in Chelmsford. Our graduates are equipped for further academic progression or employment in the fields of conservation and rural resource management in the academic, voluntary, public and private sectors.