University of Edinburgh Business School

Your career

The explosion of carbon finance and investment has created a range of new types of business and new professional careers within both new and existing businesses. This has led to the emergence of many new types of career opportunities.

Graduates from the MSc in Carbon Finance will typically pursue a career in carbon trading, carbon consulting, SRI investment or asset management, carbon entrepreneurship, climate change policy, or carbon accounting. The programme can also be good preparation for further research at PhD level.

Partnerships

The MSc in Carbon Finance programme has a number of exciting partnerships with industry consultants and programmes. These partners work together with the programme on guest speakers, dissertation topics, carbon consulting projects or internships. Partners may offer potential career opportunities for Carbon Finance graduates. Current partners include Pacific Carbon Trust, Matrix Group Limited, The London Accord and Carbon Finance.

“I work as part of the team responsible for developing carbon reduction projects and expanding the low-carbon economy in British Columbia, Canada. Skills and knowledge that students will develop in the MSc in Carbon Finance will become increasingly critical for individuals looking to work in the carbon space. Pacific Carbon Trust looks forward to engaging students from the MSc in Carbon Finance programme in course-related projects and internship roles. The skills that students will develop in this programme are critical inputs to the success of our business.”

Jacob Stein, Business Development Associate with Pacific Carbon Trust

Matrix Group is a privately owned financial services business in the UK with around £4 billion of assets under management and more than 240 professionals employed across three divisions: Asset Management, Investment Banking and Property.

Career support

The MSc has one overarching aim - to help you determine your career goals and realise your ambitions. It is a concept that runs at the very heart of the programme.

Gaining new knowledge and skills, working with multi-cultural groups and developing a personal network that will provide lifelong connections, will all contribute to achieving your goals.

The My Career programme, managed by our in-house careers manager, focuses on building students' skills and networks and creating opportunities to develop their own career. This is supported by:

• Advice and guidance sessions
• Workshops
• A guest speaker series
• Careers fairs
• A comprehensive online careers site
• Networking opportunities with corporate contacts and alumni

We also work in close collaboration with the University's central Careers Service.