Geography with Environmental Forestry BSc (Hons)

Our degrees are modular and you will study 120 credits worth of modules in each year. Although some modules are, by necessity, compulsory, others can be chosen from a suite of optional modules allowing students to expand their studies into new areas or to develop specialisms that are of particular interest to them. Fieldwork is an integral part of the course with dedicated field study modules in each year in addition to field visits associated with subject modules. Students on the 4 year programme undertake a placement year in their third year allowing them to develop professional skills, work experience and to network with potential employers. Year 1 and Year 2 The first year focuses on key basic knowledge within the subjects of geography and forestry and helps students to develop their study and research skills. Year 1 compulsory modules may include: Earth Systems and Processes Forestry in the 21st Century Introductory Research Skills Academic Tutorials Field Course: Making Snowdonia Ecosystem Services & Function The aim of the second year is to deepen your subject knowledge and widen your skills base. Modules cover key areas in geography and forestry and investigate major debates and issues within the subjects. Year 2 compulsory modules may include: GIS & Research Methods Climate Change Silviculture & Inventory Forest & Woodland Management Field Course: UK Optional modules may include: Water, Air and Soil Pollution Sustainable Development Earth and Ocean Observation Catchment Processes Geohazards Year 3 In the final year students complete their Honours Project; a piece of independent research designed and carried out by students (supervised by a member of staff). This is an opportunity to study in detail, a topic that particularly interests you. The third year study tour to Europe is seen by many students as a highlight of their course. Students also have the option to integrate the knowledge that they have acquired in the first two years to write a forest management plan for a local forest area. Compulsory modules may include: Honours Project Forest Ecology Rivers, Coasts & Oceans Optional modules may include: Forest Ecosystems Forest Ecosystems & Services Management Plan Current Environmental Issues Field Course: Tenerife Environmental Policy Renewable Energy Waste Management Global Food Security