Environmental Geography is an integrated four-year degree course that provides you with training across the spectrum of the subject. We emphasise research-led and experience-based approaches to understanding the complex relationships between people and the planet. With an international context the course is designed to give you essential skills in critical thinking and reasoning fieldwork laboratory work statistics and geo-spatial analysis.

Semesters 1-2 focuses on the building of planet Earth and the surface processes responsible for the evolution of our landscape. Alongside these core Earth-science modules you'll be introduced to how people interact with the environment and the most pressing human-environment issues of the 21st century – including global warming water resources pollution and biodiversity loss.

In Semesters 3-4 the emphasis is on field skills Biogeography and environmental resilience including the essential systems of nutrient cycling for sustaining life on Earth.

In Semesters 5-6 research-led teaching provides a wide range of advanced modules that include themes of sustainable environmental resources palaeo-environments Earth-surface processes and advanced geographical techniques including remote sensing and GIS. You'll learn about Sustainable Development issues and there is a choice of skills-centred field courses in Year 3.

In your final year you'll develop and apply your research skills through your Honours research project. You'll be supported by your academic supervisor and can actively participate in national and international research programmes. In doing so you can take full advantage of the wider geographical research community at the University.

Modules
The module information below provides an example of the types of course module you may study. The details listed are for the current academic year (September 2022). Modules and start dates are regularly reviewed and may be subject to change in future years.

Year 1 Semester 1
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Building Planet Earth (ENVU1BP) 20 credits
prior to 2021 2 ENVU1GE was taken instead

Compulsory module

Module Credits
People and the Environment (GEOU1PP) 20 credits
Prior to 2021 2 GEOU1PE was taken instead

Option module

Select 20 credits from any module (environment programmes) list

Module Credits
Accounting and Finance for Managers (ACCU7M1) 20 credits
Our Blue Planet (AQUU1OP) 20 credits
Introduction to Cell Biology (BIOU1CE) 20 credits
Introduction to Computing Science (CSCU9P1) 20 credits

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