Environmental Science with optional placement year, BSc (Hons)

Accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES), this programme spans 3 years, or 4 years with an optional placement year.Environmental Sciences explores the natural environment and human influences on it, fostering graduates with an interdisciplinary grasp of environmental systems' complexity and uncertainty. The course develops skills in observing, measuring, modelling, and managing these systems through integrated theoretical, practical, and field-based methods. It encompasses disciplines such as ecology, geography, glaciology, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, geology, pedology, and environmental chemistry, while addressing contemporary issues like climate change, natural hazards, environmental degradation, conservation, planning, recreation, tourism, and international development.