Environmental Science with Year Abroad BSc (Hons)

First year

Compulsory modules

• From Molecules to Materials: Deconstructing the Environment
• Ecological Concepts and Plant Sciences
• Global Environmental Issues
• Environmental Science Research Frontiers
• Research Methods in Environmental Science
• Widening Horizons Module
• Tutorials and study skills for Environmental Sciences
• Research Methods in Environmental Science

Compulsory modules

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

Optional modules - Example optional modules may include:

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

You will have a year abroad between your second and fourth years using the Erasmus scheme or the International Exchange Programme, for which we have nearly 100 exchange partners.

Compulsory modules

• Advanced Fieldwork Research
• Environmental Science Research

Optional modules - Example optional modules may include:

• Environmental Management: Theory, Policy and Practice
• Environment and Landscape Change
• Landscape and Urban Ecology
• Adaptation to Changing Environments
• Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems
• 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.