📖Program Curriculum
We blend lecture-based teaching substantial field-based learning about the environment and practical training in navigation mountain hazards and outdoor safety. We’ll also train you to design and deliver outdoor courses with environmental and ecological learning outcomes.
We have strong links with outdoor education and environmental management employers giving you the opportunity to get hands-on experience working with industrial partners during your degree.
In the outdoor education components you’ll learn from some of the UK’s top mountaineering instructors and outdoor educators. The optional but included Summer Mountain Leader Award requires you to complete a minimum of 40 quality mountain days but all students will complete their Mountain Leader Training.
This degree requires a good level of health fitness and mobility and a commitment to outdoor pursuits (in particular mountain walking).
We’ve a proud history of innovation in Environmental Science. University of Stirling was one of the first universities to establish a degree course in Environmental Science in 1980 and we are still committed to training graduates with the skills valued by employers today. We offer the only Environmental Science MSci course in Scotland which is accredited by the Institution for Environmental Sciences (IES).
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.
Disability Discrimination Act - Policy statement:
Applicants should be aware that a certain level of health fitness and mobility is required to complete modules coded EOE. In the event of unsuccessful completion of one of these modules due to lack of health fitness or mobility the candidate will be offered the opportunity to transfer to a different degree programme. Where there are early signs that an individual's level of health fitness and mobility may not be high enough for successful completion of the degree programme and the award of a Certificate in Mountain Leadership their position will be reviewed by the Programme Director. Prospective students seeking advice on their medical suitability for the degree programme should contact the Programme Director.
Year 1 Semester 1
Compulsory module
Module Credits
Navigation and Mountain Skills (EOEU1OE) 20 credits
Prior to 2021 2 EOEU1S1 was taken instead.
Compulsory module
Module Credits
Building Planet Earth (ENVU1BP) 20 credits
prior to 2021 2 ENVU1GE was taken instead
Option module
Select 20 credits from BIOU1CE GEOU1PP or SCIU1LS list
Module Credits
Introduction to Cell Biology (BIOU1CE) 20 credits
People and the Environment (GEOU1PP) 20 credits
