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BSc Environmental Science

University of Leicester ( Navitas ), United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This degree gives students a comprehensive understanding of the Earth, its living systems, and the complexity of environmental-societal interactions. Environmental scientists will gain a robust understanding of the science underpinning key ecological challenges, such as climate change, pollution, conservation, and natural resource management. Drawing on material from Physical and Human Geography, Geosciences, and Biological Sciences, students can construct a degree with their specialisms and foci within the environmental science umbrella. This will build on core competencies in various laboratory, field, and IT methods. The course includes the UK and international residential field classes in years one and two and options for international field trips in the final year. This new degree is designed to provide students with the skills to tackle the full scope of 21st-century environmental challenges and contains extensive optionality.

General Eligibility

A/AS-levels: ABB. Two AS-levels are considered in place of one A-level. Geography is not essential.

EPQ with A-levels: BBB + EPQ at grade B.

GCSE: Grade C/4 in English Language and Maths.

Access to HE Diploma: Pass relevant diploma with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which must be at Distinction.

BTEC Nationals: Pass Diploma with DDM.

International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 30 points. Minimum of 3 in HL Maths, or 4 in SL Maths if grade C/4 is not held at GCSE. A minimum of 4 in the English Language is required if a grade of C/4 is not held at GCSE.

T Levels: Distinction in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction or Science (with an Occupational Specialism in Laboratory technician).

Part Time Work Details

Twenty hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules

  • Evolution of the Earth System

  • Exploring our Digital Planet

  • The Contemporary Earth System

  • Working with Geographic Information

  • Field and Laboratory Techniques for Physical Geographers

Option modules

  • Palaeobiology and the Stratigraphic Record

  • The Micro to Macro: From Rock Properties to Plate Tectonics

  • Natural Resources and Energy for the 21st Century

  • Environment/Nature/Society

  • Biodiversity and Behaviour: An Introduction to Zoology

  • Human Geography for a Globalized World

  • The Cell: An Introduction to Cell Biology and Microbiology

  • Spanish Language (Beginners) 1 and 2 (double module)

  • French Language (Beginners) 1 and 2

2 Year 2

Core modules

  • Climate Change: Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation

  • Geographical Research Design (Overseas Field Course) (Almeria) (Almeria)

Option modules

  • Catchment Systems

  • The Dynamic Biosphere

  • Critical Geographies of Environment and Development

  • Geographical Data Analysis

  • An Introduction to Past Global Climate Changes

  • Geographical Information Science

  • Remote Sensing of the Environment

  • A Field Guide to Evolution

  • Global Change Biology and Conservation

  • Geography in Education

  • Principles of Geophysics

  • Significant Events in the History of Life

3 Year 3

Modules

  • Dissertation

  • Californian Drylands

  • Neotropical Rainforests

  • Critical Digital Geographies

  • Understanding Ecosystems and Environments of the Distant Past

  • Water Quality Processes and Management

  • Contemporary Environmental Challenges

  • Environmental Geoscience

  • Dissertation

  • The Biosphere in the Earth System

  • Stable Isotopes in the Environment

  • African Drylands

  • River Dynamics

  • Understanding the Tropical Forests of SE Asia

  • Information Visualisation

  • Research Communication

  • Behavioural Ecology

  • Archaeological Geophysics Field Course

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89

IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to prove your English ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.

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