Environmental Science

Syllabus

The programme begins with students taking eight courses over two terms. Courses are chosen from those available throughout the Level 5 School of Biological Sciences Modular options. In addition, there is a programme of activities with external speakers, site visits and applied technique sessions, and a residential field trip. The final three months of the programme is dedicated to carrying out the research project. This is a detailed piece of work that provides training in technical skills, recording results and observations and analysis of results.

Longer projects are available for students seeking a more advanced programme.

Assessment

The degree programme is assessed on the basis of performance in the research project, continuous assessment of coursework, an examination covering the programme as a whole, field course reports and a term essay.

Teaching

The programme begins with students taking eight courses over two terms. Courses are chosen from the wide suite of modular programmes available in the School of Biological Sciences and include:

• Plant Ecology
• Global Soil Geography
• Experimental Design
• Analysis and Presentation
• Environmental Pollution
• Ecosystem Processes
• Microbial Ecology
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Population and Community Ecology
• Nature Conservation in Britain
• Remediation Technology
• Mycorrhizas and Ecosystem Processes
• Biological Conservation in the Tropics
• Environmental Analysis
• Ecological and Environmental Modelling

Courses are delivered by a combination of lectures, lab practicals, field sampling and tutorials, amounting to approximately 20 hours per week.
The final stage will be preparation of a Project Thesis.

Dedication

Full-time.