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.

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. The course provides a thorough grounding in the basic sciences in the first year, 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.

Year 1

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Introduction to Earth and Ocean Sciences
• Physics
• Introduction to Environmental Legislation

Year 2

• Botany
• Chemistry
• Environmental Management
• Legislation
• Zoology

Year 3

• Validation and Industrial Chemistry
• Environmental Management and Legislation
• Environmental Microbiology
• Statistics and Computer Studies
• Plus two of the following:
  • Environmental Geosciences
  • Introduction to GIS
  • Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology
  • Principles of Animal Ecology

Year 4

• Environmental Management
• Environmental Microbiology and Waste Management
• Project and two modules from the following:
  • Advanced GIS
  • Ecology and Conservation Issues
  • History of Plants, Atmosphere & Climate Change
  • Environmental Zoology
  • Physics of the Environment
  • Applied Geoscience