Environmental Science & Sustainability (Dumfries Campus)

Your core courses will cover environmental science, Earth system science and global environmental issues.

You will take the core courses:

• Research methods for environmental scientists
• Sustainability of farming systems
• Energy: options for sustainability.

At each level you can also choose from a range of elective courses across other disciplines. This gives you the opportunity to add breadth to your degree.

You will study applied ecology and conservation, human impacts on the environment, and rural tourism and stewardship. You will also undertake either a dissertation or placement where you will gain experience in the environmental sector.

The Honours year consists of an environmental stewardship project on a research interest of your choice, and courses on environmental policy and management, perspectives on the environment, and the environmental field course.

This programme offers you an exceptional placement opportunity as part of your degree. Recent placement providers include the Australian Koala Foundation, Edinburgh and Jersey Zoos, the RSPB, Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, the World Glacier Monitoring Service, an environmental consultancy in Finland and many more.

You will have the opportunity to apply to study abroad. There are currently two options available: the Erasmus+ Programme and the International Exchange Programme. See Study abroad.