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BSc (Hons) Environmental Management with Foundation Year

University of Salford, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Learn how to manage the environmental challenges in the world around you. This foundation year pathway is designed to help you build a strong foundation in environmental issues and essential study skills so you are ready to progress and succeed in the full BSc (Hons) Environmental Management degree.

This pathway is recommended if you want to study the full honors degree but don’t meet the direct entry requirements. You will progress to the full honors degree after completing the foundation year. You will continue to build scientific knowledge and better understand interrelationships within the built and natural environments.

Environmental Science courses at Salford are designed to open up career opportunities in sustainable natural resource management, development, and planning, where you can help reduce the impact of climate change and make a difference.

You will:

  • Gain a broad, basic knowledge of environmental studies to prepare you for one of our courses in environmental management

  • Develop and practice your field skills on several free field trips

  • Learn how organizations perceive the environment and the essential considerations necessary for them to invest in improving their performance.

General Eligibility

GCSE

English Language and Maths at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent).

You must fulfill our GCSE entry requirements and one of the requirements listed below.

UCAS tariff points

64 points

A level

64 UCAS points

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Foundation Year
  • Environmental Conservation

  • Earth Processes

  • Data Handling

  • Professional Communications

  • Science for Health

  • Scientific Methods

2 Year 1
  • Earth Surface Processes

  • Environmental Resources

  • People, Place and Space

  • Sustainability and Environment

  • Academic Tutorial

  • Applied Skills and Field Course

3 Year 2
  • Occupational Risk Management

  • Research in Action

  • Consultancy Project

  • Monitoring Environmental Change

Choose one option from:

  • Geographical Information Systems and Science (BSc GEM)

  • Environmental Protection

  • University Wide Language

4 Year 3
  • Environmental Decision Making Systems

  • Corporate Environmental Management

  • Dissertation (40 credits)

Choose one option from:

  • Environmental Remote Sensing

  • Modelling Environmental Systems

  • University Wide Language

Plus one option from:

  • Environment and Wellbeing

  • Sustainable Cities

  • University Wide Language

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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