MSc in Environmental Management and Sustainability

DESCRIPTION - ACCEPTED STUDENTS CATEGORIES: The MSc in Environmental Management and Sustainability Program is being offered by the School of Science & Technology of the University Center of International Programs of Studies of the International Hellenic University. The program has as its objective the provision of postgraduate level studies in Environmental Management and Sustainability and is designed for graduates including professionals or executives of businesses and 2 organizations who wish to broaden their specialization in the field and in Sustainable Development in general. The MSc in Environmental Management and Sustainability program is designed to offer a thorough understanding of environmental and sustainability issues that can be applied in a policy or management context. In today’s highly competitive market, sustainability can become a critical profit center for any organization through energy-saving processes, reduction of fuels consumption, optimization of raw materials and other uses of resources, minimization of waste management and air pollution abatement costs, to name a few.
The aims and objectives of the program are summarized as follows:
- A deep understanding of the current status and future trends in sustainable development and social corporate responsibility
- Application of environmental tools and techniques to integrate sustainable practices (economical, environmental and social concerns)
- Adaptation to continuously increasing strictness of environmental legislation
- Understand the economic and social justifications for various environmental policy approaches made at different levels
- Innovative pollution control practices Adaptation of strategic environmental assessment approaches in different contexts and different levels of decision making
- Evaluation of environmental policies in a cost benefit analysis concept
The MSc in Environmental Management and Sustainability is designed for university graduates with the following academic backgrounds: Business/Economics, Engineering, Geotechnical as well as Natural Sciences.
Leading academics from prestigious academic institutions from Greece and abroad, together with key players from environment and sustainability related organizations, teach in the program.

KEYWORDS: Environmental Management, Sustainability