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BSc Environmental Sustainability Science

Cardiff University

Institution
Cardiff University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Earth and environmental sciences
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
F651
Typical offer
A-level ABB

Entry requirements

A level: ABB (with 1 science subject) or BBB (with 2 science subjects)

About this course

BSc in Earth and Environmental Sciences, addressing sustainability challenges through the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course focuses on three sustainability themes: access to clean water, combating land degradation, and climate action. UK fieldtrips are compulsory and included in the course fee, with an optional overseas trip, and students may undertake a research project.

Modules

  • GIS, Maps and Analytical Skills
  • Grand Challenge 1: Enough clean water for people and ecosystems
  • World of Dynamic Environments
  • Exploring Planet Earth
  • Understanding the Living Planet
  • Fundamentals of Geographical Science
  • Geographical Perspectives
  • Grand Challenge 2: Combat land degradation and it's impacts
  • Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis
  • Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Science
  • The Coastal System
  • Process Geomorphology & Hydrology
  • The Ocean-Atmosphere System
  • Global Climate Change
  • Grand Challenge 3: Climate Action
  • Hazards, Risk and Resilience
  • Extreme Environments: biogeochemical perspectives
  • Marine Environmental Systems