Environmental Geoscience, BSc (Hons)

The BSc Environmental Geosciences course seeks to develop specialist geoscience students for careers in the environmental sector, further study or research. Graduates of our degree go on to work for companies in a range of relevant areas including environmental management, water management, energy, mining and geotechnics. You may also go on to study for an MSc and PhD in more specialist areas including environmental geochemistry, hydrology, hydrogeology and geotechnics. The course has a special emphasis on employability and benefits from consultations with experts from the industry including Amec, Atkins, the Environment Agency, English Nature and Mott MacDonald.Year 1Compulsory modules: Earth Materials / Understanding Earth Sciences / Environment and Resources / Field Studies / Geoinformatics.Optional modules: Mathematical Methods in Geosciences / Further Mathematics for Geoscientists / One module from another academic department.Year 2Compulsory modules: Fieldwork (Environmental) / Hydrology and Climate / Sedimentary Environments and Paleoecology.Optional modules: Geophysical Methods for Geoscientists / Structural Geology and Tectonics / Igneous and Metamorphic Geochemistry and Petrology / Modelling Earth Processes / One module from another academic department.Year 3Compulsory modules: Dissertation / Environmental Geochemistry / Environmental Management.Optional modules: Petrology, Geochemistry and Global Tectonics / Geological Evolution and Petroleum Systems of the British Isles / Volcanology and Magmatism / Deformation Processes of the Lithosphere / Earth Structure and Dynamics / Advanced Geophysics / Earth System and Climate / Earth Sciences into Schools.We review course structures and core content (in light of e.g. external and student feedback) every year, and will publish finalised core requirements for 2023 entry from September 2022.For more information on this course, please see our website.