ACCREDITATION
Accreditation Scheme
The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) 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 or email CHES for further information
Programmes Currently Accredited by CHES and the IES
| Institution | Programme Title | Qualification |
| University of Bangor | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Management | BSc (Hons) | |
| Applied Terrestrial & Marine Ecology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Conservation | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Science | MEnvSci (Hons) | |
| University of Gloucestershire | Environmental Policy & Management | MSc |
| University of Hertfordshire | Environmental Management | BSc (Hons) |
| Manchester Metropolitan | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Management & Sustainability | BSc (Hons) | |
| Ecology & Conservation | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Enterprise | BSc (Hons) | |
| Climate Change | BSc (Hons) | |
| Middlesex University | Environmental Pollution Control | MSc |
| Integrated Pollution Control | PGDip / MSc | |
| 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 | ||
| Environmental Sciences | BSc (Hons) | |
| Ecology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Management | BSc (Hons) | |
| University of Plymouth | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| University of Portsmouth | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Marine Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Hazards | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Forensics | BSc (Hons) | |
| University of Reading | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Science with Professional Experience | BSc (Hons) | |
| University of Sheffield | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Science | MEnv Sci | |
| University of Southampton | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Science | MEnv Sci (Hons) | |
| University of St Andrews | Environmental Geoscience | BSc (Hons) |
| University of Ulster | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Toxicology & Pollution Management | MSc | |
| Environmental Management | MSc | |
| Coastal Zone Management | MSc | |
| Geographic Information Systems | MSc | |
| University of the West of England | Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) |
| Environmental Biology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Conservation Biology | BSc (Hons) | |
| Geography & Environmental Management | BSc (Hons) | |
| Climate Change & Energy Management | BSc (Hons) | |
| Environmental Consultancy | MSc |