B.Sc. Ecological & Environmental Sciences with Management

This is a course for students who want to combine their interest in the environment with an understanding of business and management.

You will be able to study management courses from both the University of Edinburgh Business School and Schools across the College of Science & Engineering.

You will be introduced to fundamental aspects of ecology through compulsory courses Origin and Diversity of Life and Biology, Ecology and Environment, introducing the organisation of ecological communities and the influence of the environment on living organisms.

You will also undertake a mathematical course, such as Quantification in the Life Sciences.

In addition, you will be able to select courses from other academic areas, some directly related, such as geography, chemistry or geology, and some that may help to widen career opportunities, including modern languages, computing, management and business studies.

You will start your second year with a nine-day field course (Field Ecology) which runs immediately after the end of the second semester of Year 1. During the year you will also study Principles of Ecology, and Soil, Water and Atmospheric Processes.

You can choose other courses, including Animal Biology, The Green Planet, Oceanography and Environmental Chemistry.

You will continue with compulsory ecology courses, including Ecological Measurement, Ecological and Environmental Analysis, and Population and Community Ecology. (Please note: Ecological and Environmental Analysis is likely to be taught in Year 2 from 2015/16.)

You will also choose at least one of the courses Natural Resource Management or Environmental Pollution. In addition, you will attend a week-long summer field course at the University's outdoor centre on Loch Tay in the Scottish Highlands.

Alternatively, there are opportunities to spend Year 3 abroad through one of the University's exchange programmes.

You will continue to study compulsory ecology courses, including a week-long summer residential field trip in Argyll, and choose from a wide selection of option courses, learning at the cutting edge of various ecological and environmental disciplines. You will also complete a specialised honours dissertation, with individual supervision.