ACCREDITATION
Accreditation Scheme
The Institution of Environmental Sciences and the Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences (CHES) provide a fast track professional accreditation scheme for Honours and Masters programmes offered by CHES Member Higher/Further education Institutions.
Free student membership of IES
Students who are enrolled on CHES/Institution of Environmental Sciences accredited undergraduate or postgraduate programmes may apply for the special grade of Student Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences. This grade is available free of charge and students will be able to use the post-nominal StMIEnvSc. Please see the Student Membership page of the IES website for more information.
Benefits of Accreditation
As more focus in Higher Education is placed on the employability agenda, having a programme accredited by a professional body signals to potential students and employers that the teaching, learning and research is aligned to high quality professional development.
Students enrolled on IES/CHES accredited programmes are automatically eligible for Student Membership of the IES. This grade is free of charge and students can use the post nominal StMIEnvSc. As well as a raft of benefits these Student Members are given valuable experience of a leading professional institution, one of the first steps in their professional life. To read more about student membership and its benefits, please see the Student Membership page of the IES website.
The IES will send your university pre-paid postcards to make it easy for your students to register. On graduation, they automatically qualify to become Associate Members of the IES and subsequently receive a certificate from the IES verifying this. Associate membership is then confirmed on payment of an annual subscription of £60, which is offered at half price (£30) for the first year to students who subscribe before September of the year after their graduation.
A further advantage of accrediting your programmes is the IES' connection to The Society for the Environment (SocEnv). The IES has been granted a licence to award the qualification of Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) to suitably qualified IES members and environmental professionals. By joining The IES students will have an opportunity of achieving Chartered status as their career develops, and benefit from the professional recognition and standing that comes from such status.
How to apply
Download an accreditation application form here, email Yalda Davis at info@ches.org.uk or phone 0207 730 5516.
Programmes Currently Accredited by CHES and the IES
| Institution | Programme Title | Programme Status |
| University of Portsmouth | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Marine Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Hazards | BSc (Hons) | |
| University of the West of England | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Biology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Conservation Biology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Science (Joint Degree) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Consultancy | MSc | |
| Middlesex University | Integrated Pollution Control | MSc |
| Environmental Pollution Control | MSc | |
| Manchester Metropolitan | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Management | BSc (Hons) | |
| Applied Ecology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Studies | BSc (Hons) | |
| University of Plymouth | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| University of Sussex | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| University of Gloucestershire | Environmental Management | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Management (Joint Degree ) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Science (Joint Degree) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Physical Geography | BSc (Hons) | |
| Physical Geography (Joint Degree) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Policy & Management | MSc | |
| University of Ulster | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| University of St Andrews | Environmental Geoscience | BSc (Hons) |
| Oxford Brookes University | Single Honours | |
| Environmental Sciences | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Sciences (Earth Systems) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Sciences (Ecology) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Sciences (Global Change) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Sciences (Conservation Biology) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Sciences (Environmental Monitoring) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Sciences (Environmental Management) | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Biology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Conservation Biology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Combined Honours (with as a major) | ||
| Environmental Sciences | BSc (Hons) | |
| Ecology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Management | BSc (Hons) | |
| University of Hertfordshire | Environmental Studies | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Management | BSc (Hons) | |
| Conservation Management | BSc (Hons) | |
| University of Sheffield | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Science | MEnv. Sci |