ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY | 11
In the second year, you will develop a deeper
understanding of environmental issues and of the
analytical and investigative skills demanded of today’s
environmental scientists. Residential field courses (current
choices include the Bordeaux region of France and the
English Lake District) provide you with ‘real world’ and
‘hands-on’ experience of a range of topical environmental
problems. Alongside the core modules students choose
two option modules from a broad range available within
the disciplines of life sciences, chemical sciences and
geosciences. Optional modules currently include: an
environmentally-focussed Work Placement module,
Health and the Environment, Dynamic Geographies,
Research and Analytical Skills, Regional Landsystems,
Reconstructing Past Environments.
The third year provides you with the opportunity of
either increased specialism in your particular areas of
environmental interest, or the flexibility to retain a broad
coverage of environmental skills and issues. You will carry
out an independent research project, tailored to individual
research interests and supported by our broad range of
environmental professionals. You will also take the core
module Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science
which provides students with in-depth coverage of two
highly topical, contemporary topics in environmental
science such as ecotoxicology and chemical risk
assessment, nutrient cycles, catchment management
and food security. In addition to the core modules, you
will choose five option modules from the broad range
available. Examples of option modules have previously
included Conservation Biology, Clean Technology, Natural
Hazards, Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS),
Trees in their Environment, Global Environmental Change,
Water Resources, and Applied Insect Ecology.
This course is also available as a 4-year option
with the addition of either a work placement year or
International year.
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