📖Program Curriculum
The module details given below are indicative they are intended to provide you with an idea of the range of subjects that are taught to our current students. The modules that will be available for you to study in future years are prone to change as we regularly review our teaching to ensure that it is up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. The information presented is therefore not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitive list of the modules available in any given year.
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Year one modules
COMPULSORY MODULES
Introductory Environmental Chemistry
Introductory Geology for the Environmental Sciences
Studying the Environment
Academic Professional and Fieldwork Skills
Climate Change: The Scientific and Societal Context
Ecology and Plant Biology
OPTIONAL MODULES
Fundamentals of Physical Geography
Nature Conservation & Society
Why Politics Matters
Science & Society
People and the Environment
Greening Business: Employability and Sustainability
Year two modules
COMPULSORY MODULES
Human Impact on the Environment scientific perspectives
Environmental Impact Assessment: Practical Geographical and Environmental Skills
Environmental Analytical Methods
Geographical and Environmental Field Skills
OPTIONAL MODULES
Palaeoclimatology and Quaternary Studies
Cartography and Geographic Information Science
Earth's Changing Landscapes
Employability Training: Engaging with the Workplace
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Wicked Problems
Sustainable Chemistry
Geoscience and Society
Biodiversity Crisis
Year three modules
COMPULSORY MODULES
Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment
Dissertation
The Science of Soil
OPTIONAL MODULES
Glaciers and Glacial Geomorphology
Natural Hazards
Global Environmental Change
Clean Technology
Applied GIS
Economic Development and Environmental Transformation
Animals and Society
Conservation Biology
Insect Ecology and Pest Management
Work Placement Year
Sustainability Consultancy
Hydrological and Engineering Geology
Coastal Environments
Rural Geographies
Animal Welfare
Plant Science and Sustainability