Curriculum

Oxford provides an exciting and challenging learning environment, training future generations of researchers, innovators and leaders in sustainability.

We give our students the opportunity to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills to become the sustainability leaders of the future. The University curriculum reflects its wide expertise in the fields of climate change, biodiversity and sustainability. Sustainability-related opportunities for internships and training courses are offered to students, and student societies are pioneering extra-curricular courses.

These opportunities will be built upon and extended to all students.

Visit Oxford Networks for the Environment (ONE) to read more about Oxford's environmental sustainability curriculum.

Our commitments

  • Ensure courses with core and optional sustainability content are easily identifiable.
  • The Education Committee will encourage and monitor existing degree programmes’ development of further environmental sustainability streams in the core curriculum. 
  • Consider and support new courses related to interdisciplinary environmental and social sustainability questions. 
  • Extend existing opportunities for extra-curricular study of environmental sustainability, internship programmes and short courses to all students.