BSc Environmental Sciences and International Development

The degree is run across the School of Environmental Sciences and the School of International Development in order to offer students a wide range of diverse modules. This flexibility allows students to tailor their degree around their specific interests, possibly focusing on a particular developing region or applying niche principles across a wider cross-section of the developing world.

First Year
A series of compulsory modules introduce you to the major global environmental challenges of international development. These will be taken alongside multi-disciplinary modules from the wider Faculty of Science to develop the essential analytical skills you will need during further years – including Maths for Scientists and Dynamic Earth.

Second Year
In your second year you will be given greater freedom to tailor your course around your own interests, choosing from over 50 specialist modules from Aquatic Ecology to Atmospheric Chemistry. You will also have the option to study abroad in Europe, North America or Australasia for the year, or alternatively spend a year working on an industrial placement accumulating vital experience.

Final Year
During your final year you will study advanced level subjects chosen from a wide range of optional modules, from ‘The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change’ to ‘Contemporary Issues in Resource Development and Conservation’. You may also arrange to spend the autumn semester of your final year working on a development project within the ‘Development Work Experience’ module using the opportunity to gather information towards a substantial piece of independent research in a topic that matches your interests.