Program Overview

Environmental scientists are critical to addressing global environmental challenges. Your degree will provide you with the knowledge and skills to identify and develop solutions to a wide range of environmental challenges on land and in our oceans, including climate change, biodiversity loss, conservation and sustainability. Applying the latest techniques in the laboratory and the field – you will graduate ready to shape the future of fields from ecosystem management to environmental monitoring.

Our foundation year provides the opportunity for progression to BSc (Hons) Environmental Science or BSc (Hons) Environmental Management and Sustainability degree courses. This is the ideal pathway if your current qualifications don’t allow you direct entry to the course or if you are returning to education.

Key Features

• Fieldwork – as there is no substitute for learning by ‘seeing and doing’ you will take part in a substantial amount of fieldwork through each degree in the UK and overseas Malaysia, China and Malta when you will apply the latest techniques in the laboratory and the field. 
• These four year degrees incorporate a foundation year and progression into either degree. Great if your current qualifications don’t allow you direct entry to the course or if you have been out of education for some time.
• Tutorial support – benefit from a full tutorial support programme being taught key soft transferable skills as well as having the opportunity to ask questions about the degrees. Running alongside this is Peer Assisted Learning (PALS) lead by students ahead of you so you can ask questions and get a student’s perspective.
• Subject specialisms – as part of your BSc Environmental Science degree you can stand out in subject specialisms in your future careers by choosing from the optional pathways, marine conservation, climate change, biodiversity and conservation and environmental management. If you are studying BSc Environmental Management and Sustainability degree you will be able to also stand out in your subject area by studying, for example, the impact of the built environment and society, or sustainability, environmental education and global environmental politics as well as e.g. climate change. 
• A further option in both degrees is to qualify as an HSE scuba diver and utilise your marine skills in this exciting arena. Whichever degree you will apply the latest lab and field techniques, integrating extensive fieldwork in the UK and overseas (Malaysia, Malta in Year 2), as there is no substitute for learning by ‘seeing and doing’.
• Work placements – really enhance your employability by gaining real world work experience via an optional, 6 week or 6–12 month work placement in the UK, EU or further overseas such as Australia, Madagascar, Costa Rica, Ecuador, choosing from exciting opportunities in e.g. consultancy, conservation, NGO’s, EA, marine sectors. You will benefit from an Environmental Science Careers Fair specific to your sector to see how previous students gained a job in their area as well as build your all important employer networks.

Important Features

Foundation Year (Optional Placement)