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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Environment

Environmental Science
Key Information
Why study this course?

Develop the scientific understanding and practical skills needed to
tackle many of the world’s major environmental (and societal)
problems such as climate change, food security, water resources,
pollution and conservation.
Our Environmental Science course at Keele draws on the expertise
of scientists within the disciplines of life sciences, chemical sciences
and geosciences to emphasise the role and importance of scientific
understanding and practical skills in the analysis and management
of environmental problems. Alongside studying topical global
environmental issues, you will have the opportunity to develop a
broad range of practical, laboratory and field-based skills to take into
future employment. You’ll also have the opportunity to do fieldwork
overseas, gain valuable work experience or study abroad at one of
our partner institutions.
This course is accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences
(IES), meaning students can gain free membership of the IES to support
their personal and professional development in the environmental sector.

Indicative modules

First year
• Environmental Science Skills
• Introductory Geology for the
Environmental Sciences
• Fundamentals of
Physical Geography
• Ecology and Environment
• Introductory Environmental
Chemistry
• Greening Business:
Employability and Sustainability
Second year
• Human Impacts on the
Environment: Scientific
Perspectives
• Intergrated Environmental
Field Studies
• Sustainable Chemistry
• Environmental Analytical
Methods
• Geoscience and Society
• Living Together – Behaviours,
Cooperation and Conflict
• Work Placement Module
Third year
• Applied Environmental Science
Research Project
• Contemporary Topics in
Environmental Science

What will this mean
for my future?

All organisations, from private
business to local government,
increasingly need to engage with
environmental issues; hence this
is one of the fastest growing areas
of employment opportunities.
Through completion of a reflective
portfolio, you will also have the
opportunity to gain accreditation
from the Institute of Leadership
and Management alongside your
Keele degree.

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Course type

Single honours, dual
honours, major, minor
For information on dual
honours combinations
please visit www.keele.
ac.uk/ugcourses or page 158

Course duration

Three years or four years
with Work Placement

Indicative entry
requirements
Single honours ABB

Dual honours, major, minor
ABB to BBB
For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

100%
Overall Student
Satisfaction
(2015 NSS)