BSc Environmental Science (with integrated year studying abroad)
Entry requirements
A level: BBB-BCC to include a B in Environmental Science, Biology or Geography IB: 30-28 with 5 points in a science subject at Higher Level
About this course
BSc in Environmental Science, combining geography, geology and environmental studies. Core topics include laboratory techniques, research methods, fieldwork, and environmental analysis. The course includes an integrated year studying abroad, and some modules are taught through the medium of Welsh. Facilities are recognised by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Modules
- Earth Surface Environments
- Fieldwork Skills
- Genetics, Evolution and Diversity
- How to Build a Planet
- Microbial and Plant Diversity
- Researching the World: data collection and analysis
- Research Design and Fieldwork Skills
- Visualisation and Analysis of Geographical Data
- Applied Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics
- Aquatic Botany
- Climate Change: Plants, Animals and Ecosystems
- Environmental Geochemistry
- Food, Farming, Technology and the Environment
- Freshwater Biology
- Glacial and Fluvial Processes
- How to Build a Sustainable Society
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Landscape Ecology
- Marine Biology
- Practical and Professional Skills in Microbiology
- Quaternary Environmental Change
- Wildlife Surveying
- Environmental Microbiology and Monitoring
- Geoscience Laboratory Techniques
- Dissertation: Geography, Environmental Science, and Environmental Earth Science
- Applied Environmental Management
- Biogeochemistry and Health
- Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics
- Debates in Climate Science
- Environmental Regulation and Consultancy
- Freshwater Biology Field Course
- Glaciers and Ice Sheets
- Marine Biology Field Course
- Monitoring our Planet's Health from Space
- Past environments, future challenges
- Population and Community Ecology
- Sustainable Land Management
- Terrestrial Ecology Fieldcourse
- Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience
- Wildlife Conservation & Biodiversity