BSc Environmental Science with optional placement year
Entry requirements
A level: BCC Geography, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Technology/Science or Life & Health Sciences. These subjects are not required, but they may help with course progression and could be used to decide between applicants who do not fully meet their offer if places are still available.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Environmental Analysis, and Project Management. The course is accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences and includes an industrial placement year or study abroad. A residential field course in Portugal takes place in the second year, and students complete a research dissertation in the final year.
Modules
- EGM Skills Toolbox
- Sustainable Worlds: People and Environments
- The Lithosphere
- The Biosphere
- The Hydrosphere
- Environmental Systems
- Research Methods and Field School - Environmental Science
- The Atmosphere
- Ecology and Biogeography
- Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems
- Preparing for Climate Change
- Freshwater Systems
- Coastal & Marine Processes
- Industrial placement - Diploma in Professional Practice (DPP)
- Diploma in Intern'l Academic Stds (learning in a foreign language)
- Diploma in International Academic Studies (Learning in English)
- Geography and Environmental Sciences Dissertation
- Environmental Change
- Advanced Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Research and Professional Skills
- Water Resources Management
- Physical and Biological Oceanography