Environmental Geography, BSc (Hons)

This Environmental Geography degree examines the relationships between people, places, and the environment, addressing environmental challenges across various scales and global contexts. It equips students with skills to tackle planetary issues aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The program offers flexible module choices in physical and human geography, environmental science, and management, with innovative, student-centered teaching through lectures, seminars, fieldwork, and Geographical Information Systems. Opportunities include studying abroad, work placements, and careers support, all enhanced by our location in Plymouth, surrounded by natural beauty.In the first year, students explore human, physical, and environmental geography through fieldwork and labs. Subsequent years deepen knowledge with optional modules, overseas field courses, and a dissertation. Assessment comprises 9% exams, 79% coursework, and 12% practicals. The course is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society but does not award Qualified Teacher Status.

In your first year, modules will introduce you to the latest developments in human, physical and environmental geography. Undertake fieldwork and develop your practical and applied skills through lab work. You’ll also take part in small group tutorials. In your second year, you’ll deepen your knowledge with a wide range of optional modules in human, physical and environmental geography and core modules in theories, practical skills and careers development. You’ll also have the chance to take overseas field courses (recent courses have run in Morocco, USA, Iceland, Australia and Sweden). Choose an optional year working in industry to improve your knowledge of applied geography and gain invaluable work experience. Our employability service will help you find a placement from our extensive network across all sectors. In your final year, you’ll write a dissertation on any aspect of environmental geography. There’s a wide range of optional modules in human, physical, and environmental geography, plus the option of taking a work experience module to prepare you for your first job. The modules shown for this course or programme are those being studied by current students, or expected new modules. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry.