Why Study Environmental Science?

Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary study which examines the interaction between humans and the environment with specific reference to the effects of modern technological advances.  The course at NUI, Galway provides a thorough grounding in the basic sciences in the first years of the course followed by the application of this knowledge to current environmental problems in the later years.  While studying a broad range of subjects, students are also given the opportunity to specialise in topics of their choice.  Today, the necessity to understand our environment has never been more urgent and the need for environmental scientists to deal with increasingly complex issues is growing.

Courses:

Undergraduate:

Denominated Honours Degree Programme in Environmental Science

First Year

• Biology
• Chemisty
• Introduction to Earth & Ocean Science
• Experimental Physics
• Introduction to Environmental Legislation

Second Year

• Botany
• Chemisty
• Environmental Management & Legislation
• Zoology 

Third Year

• Analytical Chemistry
• Environmental Management & Legislation
• Environmental Microbiology
• Statistics & Computer Studies

In addition, students choose two of the following:

• Environmental Geosciences
• Hydrology & Hydrogeology
• Introduction to GIS
• Introduction to Ocean Science
• Plant Ecology & Palaeoecology
• Physics of the Environment (on offer in the final year only)
• Principles of Animal Ecology

Third year options are chosen following consultation with the Course Convenor.

Requirements for admission to Fourth Year

Honours Stream:

Entry to the Fourth (Honours) Year is subject to the achievement of a sufficiently high standard at the Second and Third Year examinations.

Fourth Year

• Environmental Management
• Environmental Microbiology & Waste Management
• Project 

Students also choose two additional subjects from those on offer in the third year or may take advanced topics in the following options provided they have taken the relevant subjects in the third year:

• Advanced GIS  ( Prerequisite: Introduction to GIS – Year 3)
• Applied Ecology with Quaternary Palaeoecology  ( Prerequisite: Plant Ecology & Palaeoecology – Year 3)
• Environmental Zoology  ( Prerequisite: Environmental Zoology – Year 3)
• Hydrology  ( Prerequisite: Hydrology & Hydrogeology – Year 3)
• Marine Geoscience   ( Prerequisite: Introduction to Ocean Science)

Postgraduate:

Msc in biodiversity and land use management

For information about this course please contact Gesche Kindermann on 091 493863.

Msc sustainable resource management: Policy and Practise

For information about this course please click here to download this PDF brochure.

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