BSc Environmental Science and Sustainability with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 72 A level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 0, Merit: 24, Pass: 21 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science, drawing on geology, geography, and ecology. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students complete a minimum 30-hour work placement as part of the second-year Environmental Legislation and Ethics module. The programme includes an Industrial Project in which students carry out sustainability projects with external organisations under dual supervision from a university tutor and an industry mentor.
Modules
- Applied Professional Practice
- Contemporary Issues in Professional Practice
- Study Skills and Research
- Biomedical Science
- Cellular Biology
- Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Organisms and their Environments
- Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Introduction to Environmental Sustainability
- Global Environmental Issues
- Ecology and Evolution
- Critical Resources
- Climate, Oceans and Atmosphere
- Global Citizenship and Professional Development
- Introduction to Remote Sensing and GIS
- Environmental Legislation and Ethics
- Understanding life through Data
- Field Biology
- Ecosystem Services and Nature Based Solutions
- Energy Solutions
- Geo-Resources
- Industrial Project
- Independent Studies for Environmental Sciences
- Sustainability, Governance and Audit
- Global Food Security and Food Futures
- Climate Change
- Habitat Management
- Ecological Consultancy
- Modelling Earth Energy Systems
- Student Initiated Module/Other
- Geohazards
- Engineering Geology