BSc Environmental Geoscience
Entry requirements
A level: from ABB to BBB in one set of exams (required: Biology* at B, Chemistry* at B, Environmental Science at B, Geography at B, Geology at B, Mathematics* at B, Physics* at B) IB: from 32 points with 655 at HL to 30 points with 555 at HL
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Environmental Geoscience, an earth and environmental sciences degree focused on the physical processes shaping the planet and environmental challenges. Core topics include Data Analysis, Laboratory Techniques, and Research Methods. Students complete a dissertation research project in the final year. The first year covers planetary shaping processes and scientific data handling. The second year focuses on developing field and sampling skills, computational skills, and laboratory skills to measure environmental parameters. The third year involves research training and designing the dissertation research project alongside studies of climate change and environmental pollution. The fourth year offers optional modules including soil science, urban air pollution, marine nutrient cycling, the Earth's past climate, groundwater contamination, deforestation and weathering, and ocean acidification in marine protected areas.
Modules
- study the importance of the ocean for our environment
- gain an overview of the processes controlling our environment
- develop an understanding of the large-scale processes that have shaped our planet
- learn how to use important tools to handle scientific data and build confidence in your data skills
- develop an understanding of the importance of environmental geoscience for a sustainable future
- develop your field and sampling skills
- improve your data analysis and computational skills
- discover the oceans that cover two-thirds of our planet
- develop laboratory skills to measure environmental parameters
- further your knowledge of the materials and processes in the surface environment
- how compounds such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and nutrients are cycled and how they affect different parts of the Earth
- study the causes for natural and man-made climate change
- learn about the distribution of gases and particles in the atmosphere
- deepen your knowledge of environmental pollution in various settings
- develop your ability to generate and handle environmental geochemical data
- discover the processes driving surface and groundwater and their importance for the environment
- develop the foundation of your study direction for Year 4
- begin research training by designing your dissertation research project
- soil science
- urban air pollution
- marine nutrient cycling
- the Earth's past climate
- groundwater contamination
- deforestation and weathering
- ocean acidification in marine protected areas