Course Overview

This degree will help you understand and consider responses to urgent environmental challenges, including climate change, globalization, development, biodiversity loss, migration, and urbanization. It takes a holistic approach, combining geography and environmental science. You’ll discover the complexities of our relationship with the natural environment by exploring topics like deforestation, sustainable water-resource management, pollution control, conservation, and governance. Throughout this journey, you’ll also examine the consequences and implications of environmental change for sustainability and learn about the social and natural processes and interactions operating in different environments.

• Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) – see Careers.

• Develop your understanding of the interrelationships between human activity and environmental change.

• Use geography and science concepts and theories to make sense of environmental challenges.

• Enhance your employability by working between the social and natural sciences.

• Build analytical and reasoning skills needed for assessing environmental evidence.

General Eligibility

There are no formal entry requirements to study this qualification.

Part Time Work Details

In a distance learning course, there are typically no strict regulations regarding part-time employment, providing students with the flexibility to pursue work opportunities while studying remotely. This autonomy allows individuals to manage their schedules and balance professional commitments with their educational pursuits.

Language Requirement

• This subject has no language prerequisite.