Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability - Environmental Policy, Governance and Social Justice

University of Canterbury

To make just and sustainable decisions for the environment and our wellbeing, we must learn to see how politics, social behaviour, and business economics can both cause and improve issues. Demand for products and services can lead to problems such as pollution, slave labour and workers rights, and Indigenous land disputes. At UC, you will examine global sustainability and social equity issues and learn how to respond with actionable change to communities and businesses.Learning about sustainability from a policy and social justice point of view teaches you how to critically analyse systems and enact social change that is inclusive of other cultures, communities, and businesses.Career pathways could include policy and advisory, nonprofit sector, marketing, communications, and events, business operations management.