10 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Course Outline
BSc Environmental
Science (Single Honours)
Typical modules are included in the list below:
Year 1
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Studying the Environment
Introductory Geology for the Environmental Sciences
Fundamentals of Physical Geography
Introductory Environmental Chemistry
Biodiversity, Ecology and the Environment
Greening Business: Employability and Sustainability
(plus two elective modules)
Year 2
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Human Impacts on the Environment
Environmental and Sustainability Impact Assessment
Environmental Analytical Methods
Research and fieldwork planning
Plus at least two from: Sustainable Chemistry,
Geoscience and Society, Living Together: Behaviours,
Co-operation and Conflict (ecology).
• (plus two elective modules)
Year 3
• Independent Research Project (30 credits)
• Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science
• (plus five elective modules)
The first year of this single honours programme provides
you with a sound basis and understanding of the core
sciences underpinning the field of environmental science
(Geology, Chemistry, Biology) and of the environmental
issues faced by the world today. You will have the
opportunity to put these skills into practice through a
residential field course to North Wales, UK. In addition to the
core modules, students choose two elective modules from
a list which currently includes: People and the Environment,
Global Warming, Entrepreneurship or a modern language.
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