Environmental Biology, BSc - 2016/17

Towards the end of the 20th century, it became evident that the resources of the wonderful planet that we live on are not infinite. In any endeavour, the environment cannot be ignored because we now know that the amazing biosphere of our planet may be fundamentally influenced by human activities. At the dawn of the 21st century, we published the data from the Human Genome Project and this fuelled an already expanding ‘Biological Revolution’. Now we are engaged in the process of examining the fascinating nature of the molecular biology that underpins all life processes and has led us into the realms of genetic modification. Fantastic new discoveries are made every day and, as our knowledge of molecular biology expands, it now falls on biologists to interpret such discoveries in the context of living systems. Environmental Biology is the next logical step in taking a holistic approach to organisms and their environments. If someone wants to be a confident, productive worker in this field, this degree is for them.