Environmental Science BSc (Hons)

First year

Compulsory modules

• From Molecules to Materials: Deconstructing the Environment
• Ecological Concepts and Plant Sciences
• Global Environmental Issues
• Widening Horizons Module
• Statistical Methods and Applied Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
• Tutorials and study skills for Environmental Sciences
• Research Methods in Environmental Science

Compulsory modules

• Advanced Research Methods in Environmental Science
• Statistical Methods and Applied Geographical Information Systems
• Research Labs and Fieldwork: Theory and Practice - Physical Geography and Environmental Science

Optional modules - Example optional modules may include:

• Environmental Pollution
• Hydroclimatology: Climate and Water
• Ecological Systems
• Critical Issues for 21st Century Ecosystems
• Plant Sciences: From Cells to Environment
• Geomorphology and Palaeoenvironments
• Catchment Water and Soil Management

Compulsory modules

• Environmental Science Research

Optional modules - Example optional modules may include:

• Advanced Fieldwork Research
• Environmental Management: Theory, Policy and Practice
• Environment and Landscape Change
• Landscape and Urban Ecology
• Biodiversity and Conservation Management
• Professional Placement for Environmental Scientists
• Conservation Practice: Genes to Ecosystems
• Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere
• Climate Change in the Earth System
• Pollution Impacts and Waste Management
• Applied Micrometeorology
• Weather, Climate and Society
• Environmental Governance
• River Processes, Deposits and Environments
• Wetland Environments
• Understanding Nature-Society Relations: the Ecological Century
• Enterprise Consultancy Challenge

• Restoration of Freshwater Systems

  Adaptation to Changing Environments

Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules after that date; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.