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Environmental Sciences BSc(Hons)

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Intro

Our accredited Environmental Sciences BSc(Hons) is a flexible degree that draws from geography, ecology, geology and chemistry to explore sustainability, conservation, pollution, earth systems and processes.

You will develop your scientific skills and knowledge through classroom, laboratory and project work. Fieldtrips help bring your learning to life. Destinations include the inspiring chalk and coastal landscapes of the South Downs and residential trips overseas to places such as Sicily and South Africa.

You’ll also develop your transferable skills and have the freedom to choose between a broad-based study programme or a more specialised route helping to prepare you for your career.

Learning with staff who are active in research and consultancy and visiting lecturers from industry who share their expertise with you help you give you a real feel for the working environment.

The option of a paid placement year helps you cement your learning and develop your network of professional contacts.

Key facts

Location Brighton: Moulsecoomb

UCAS code F901

Full-time 3 years
With placement year 4 years
Part-time 4–6 years

Accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)

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92% of our students say they are satisfied overall with this course.

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Course content

How this course is delivered

We've made some changes to the way our courses are taught to keep everyone safe, connected and involved in university life.

At the moment, students have a blend of on-campus and digitally enabled remote learning that provides lots of opportunities to interact and engage with lecturers and other students.

Find out what these changes mean for this course

Course structure

Our Environmental Sciences degree provides a solid foundation of essential environmental science knowledge alongside optional modules that you choose according to your personal academic and career interests.

From year 2, modules are organised into themes: 

  • environmental management and pollution
  • ecology and conservation
  • earth systems and processes.

You can choose modules from either two or three of the themes.

You will develop subject-specific and transferable skills, including:

  • class-based skills (independent learning, debating, presenting, developing an argument)
  • laboratory skills (analytical techniques, such as for soil quality, water quality and pollution)
  • field skills (applying environmental techniques, devising surveys, monitoring, sampling).

You have the option to enrol on this course part-time, giving you more flexibility in the way you choose to study.

Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. When you have applied to us, you’ll be told about any new developments through Student View.

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Year 1

You will develop basic environmental science skills, analysis and field research. 

Modules

Core modules

  • Fundamentals of Physical Geography

    This module provides a theoretical and practical introduction to azonal (tectonic, climatic, hydrological, fluvial, coastal, slope, aeolian, and biogeographical) and zonal (glacial and periglacial) physical geographical systems. You will examine the ways in which these systems interact with and influence human activities, both at the present day and over archaeological timescales.

  • Global Environmental Issues

    This module introduces pressing global environmental issues which you'll explore through natural science and social science case studies. The module focuses on scientific, social, economic and political aspects of current and past environmental issues and examines how some of the issues may be addressed through interdisciplinary management and mitigation.

  • Academic Learning and Field Skills

    This module will introduce you to academic study skills, fieldwork skills and transferable skills for geography and environmental sciences. The module will support you in how to learn at university, and in particular, with learning independently. You'll also take part in a residential field course where you will learn field data collection and analysis techniques, methodology design and how to present research findings.

  • Statistical and Spatial Data Analysis

    This module will introduce you to a variety of techniques utilised in both the academic and professional world for the analysis of geographical and environmental data. Emphasis is placed on developing skills and abilities to graphically/visually display data and assess patterns/relationships through statistical testing, and geospatial display and analysis. The module will introduce you to and allow you to become a competent user of statistical software.

Options*

  • Diversity of Life

    This module will provide an integrated approach to the study of living organisms. Beginning with a study of taxonomic principles, you will explore the cell biology of selected examples of microbes, plants and animals, focusing on cell structure and organisation. Practical and field exercises help bring the subject to life.

  • Introduction to Ecology and Conservation

    This module will introduce you to key concepts and principles in both ecology and conservation science – illustrated with case studies. The links between ecology and conservation and also between theory and applied research are emphasised

  • Introduction to Marine Biology and Ecology

    This module will provide an overview of the major taxa of marine organisms, their diversity, ecology, biology and evolutionary relationship. Origin of life, evolution of marine life, living fossils and specific adaptations to marine habitats will be highlighted. You'll also be introduced to the biogeochemical processes that operate within the marine environment and how they relate to the ecology of oceans.

  • The Earth and Ocean System

    In this module you will explore and discuss the four ‘spheres’ of the Earth system: the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere, and how they interact to produce the stratigraphic record of Earth history.

  • Urban Geography

    This module will introduce you to key concepts, debates and issues in the sub-discipline of urban geography. It aims to provide you with detailed knowledge of the character and history of selected cities and urban settlements, drawn from both the Global North and the Global South, and their place within wider systems. Case studies of cities, towns and urban settlements seen as exemplifying social, cultural, economic and political processes of urban change and patterns of urbanisation will be explored.

  • Past Landscapes and People

    This module introduces key concepts surrounding past societies and the way they viewed, interacted with, and changed their environment. You will explore the techniques and theories that archaeologists use to engage with the past, and how the subject of archaeology interacts with physical and human geography. You will explore human impacts on past environments and put how the modern landscape has been created through the human activities into context. 

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

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Year 2

You will further develop your analytical and applied skills. This year includes an employability skills development module that will help prepare you for your chosen career. Fieldwork includes opportunities in Sicily or South Africa

Modules

  • Geography fieldwork (or biology field course, as specialist option) 
  • Skills for Research and Data Analysis with Dissertation Planning
  • Professional Practice

Options*

  • Human Origins and Evolution
  • Prehistoric and Ancient Societies
  • Community Engagement
  • Social and Cultural Geography
  • GIS and Remote Sensing: Principles and Practice

Theme 1: Environmental management and pollution

  • Environmental Pollution
  • Sustainable Development

Theme 2: Ecology and conservation

  • Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology
  • Physiology of Organisms
  • Managing Populations in Ecology and Conservation

Theme 3: Earth systems and processes

  • Paleoenvironments
  • Earth Surface Processes
  • Ice Age Earth
  • Climate Change

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

 

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Placement year

The placement year is a great opportunity to:

  • put your new skills into action in a real-life work place
  • build knowledge of businesses and organisations
  • develop existing skills and discover new ones
  • make contacts in industry and commerce
  • increase your confidence
  • improve your time management.

In recent years, our students have been successful in competing for nationally advertised positions with the Department for Energy and Climate Change, Transport for London, the Field Studies Council and the Office of National Statistics. 

Other students have secured placements with environmental firms and consultancies, a multi-national telecommunications company and a renewable energy research centre in Spain.

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Final year

The focus in your final year is your independent dissertation. Working with an expert academic, you will investigate a chosen topic and apply the research methods and analytical skills you have developed.

You also have the opportunity to undertake an optional research field skills module in Brazil.

Module

  • Dissertation (or ecology project)

Options*

  • Tectonic Geomorphology
  • Humans of Ice Age Britain
  • Political Ecology: Contested Environments
  • Community Engagement
  • Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Aquatic Environments
  • Research Field Skills, Brazil

Theme 1: Environmental management and pollution

  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Water, Sanitation and Health
  • Waste Management and the Circular Economy
  • Atmospheric Environment

Theme 2: Ecology and conservation

  • Species Interactions
  • Ecological Impact Assessment
  • Hot Topics in Ecology and Conservation
  • Current Topics in Marine Ecology

Theme 3: Earth systems and processes

  • The Frozen Planet

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

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Meet the team

Dr Raymond Ward, course leader

I mainly research the impacts of global change (climate change, pollution, anthropogenic degradation) on coastal ecosystems from a geomorphological, ecological and geochemical perspective. I work extensively throughout Brazil, Argentina, Estonia, and the Arctic. I am a member of the Blue Carbon working group in Brazil developing research and implementing projects related to carbon mitigation strategies within coastal environments.

I use a wide variety of techniques within my teaching and incorporate case studies from my own research and experience to provide a background to the topics and theories I am teaching, principally focused on coastal environments and sediment analysis. Students are often invited to participate in current research projects, which can be linked to dissertations.

Dr Raymond WardDr Raymond Ward

Prof Chris Joyce, Professor of Ecology

I am director of the Centre for Aquatic Environments with over 25 years of ecological research experience focusing on wetland ecology, management and restoration.

I think it is important to recognise the critical role humans play in shaping ‘natural’ systems through their relationships with nature conservation. This is a key theme in my research but also in my teaching, which often involves students discussing contemporary conservation issues, for example in mock press conferences or conventions. 

I am passionate about fieldwork, teaching field-based ecological skills such as plant and wildlife identification, ecological surveys and sampling, habitat mapping, and interpreting the landscape. I have taught such skills in many habitats, including ponds, rivers, sea shores, salt marshes, floodplains, grasslands, woodlands and urban environments, and during residential field courses in the UK and abroad. I also like to make use of the local area for teaching, such as Cuckmere Haven.

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Prof James Ebdon, Professor of Environmental Microbiology 

I am an Environmental Microbiologist interested in the role of water in the spread and control of water-related diseases. I'm particularly interested in how we can protect human health and aquatic environments. 

My teaching draws heavily on current and recent research projects investigating water quality in Africa (UNICEF), Asia (Gates Foundation), and South America (Santander, British Council, Newton Fund).

Much of my teaching also involves a fieldwork component to ensure students have a sound grasp of methods used for water quality monitoring. Students who take these modules come from a variety of disciplines including environmental science, geography, biology, chemistry, ecology, civil engineers and geology. Getting students with different, often complementary skillsets to work together across disciplines is useful preparation for the work-based challenges that await them beyond university.

Find out about the rest of the course team

  • Prof Rebecca Elmhirst
  • Dr Corina Ciocan
  • Dr James Cole
  • Prof David Nash
  • Dr Niall Burnside
  • Dr Aggeliki Georgiopoulou
  • Dr Sarah Purnell
  • Dr Ryan Woodard
  • Dr Lorna Linch
  • Dr Mary Gearey

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Careers

Professional accreditation  

Our Environmental Sciences BSc(Hons) is accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES). Accreditation is an external  mark of quality for the course and an acknowledgment of the support we provide our students in planning for their careers.

As a student on our course you’re eligible for free membership of IES and will become part of an active community which champions environmental disciplines both academically and professionally. Through the IES you have access to careers advice and resources and have the opportunity to be part of a long-established and reputable environmental sciences professional body.

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Prepare for your career 

In your career you need a combination of knowledge, skills, personal qualities and relevant experiences – and you’ll get all of this from your degree.

Apply your learning and consolidate your geographical scientific knowledge and skills in the lab and in the field.

Strengthen transferrable skills in time management, group working, communication, presenting, designing solutions and software skills. All of which help to prepare you for your career.

Learn with staff who are active in research and consultancy, you’ll build your specialist research skills and gain more in-depth knowledge in the areas that interest you most.

Gain real-world, related experience and make a difference getting involved with community groups and voluntary organisations.

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Placement 

Taking an optional placement year offers lots of advantages.

You get to:

  • apply your learning to real-life situations and challenges
  • develop your existing skills and gain new ones
  • explore career options, helping you think about what you don’t want to do as well as what you do
  • boost your confidence, time-management and organisational skills
  • make contacts while working in a professional environment
  • come back for your final year more focused, more organised and more confident

Work related experience 

The Community Engagement option module in your second year is a great way to gain valuable skills and experience a different way of learning. You get to complete a practical project with a local community or voluntary organisation, such as the Green Centre in Brighton, that reflects your academic interests.

Volunteering is another way to develop your skills and gain practical work experience while contributing to the wider community.

Facilities for learning 

You will gain valuable, hands-on experience in our specialist labs and using our field equipment, including:

  • Environment and Public Health Lab
  • Soil and Water Analysis Labs
  • Soil and Sediment Analysis Lab
  • Hydraulics Lab
  • Environmental Simulation Lab
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy facility
  • Air quality lab
  • School of Environment and Technology computer suites running GIS and other professional software
  • Equipment for field-based geophysical surveying
  • Field collection equipment
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Professional links 

Research informs our teaching, helping our students to think and learn like professionals. You will learn with Brighton-based researchers who are tackling global issues such as sustainable riverine management and air quality. Our research spans Environment and Public Health, Society, Space and Environment, and also includes the Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Culture Politics and the Centre for Aquatic Environments.

Guest lectures from industry experts and our own graduates enhance your learning, giving you valuable insights into real-world working environments as well as networking opportunities.

Graduate destinations 

Our Geography graduates have gone on to careers in organisations including the Environment Agency, Southern Water, Low Carbon Europe, GIS consultancies. They are working in roles such as GIS officer, environmental consultant, energy consultant, sustainability manager, performance analyst, archaeologist, heritage manager, and planning and development surveyor.

Further study 

We have opportunities for further study at postgraduate level in this field:

  • Environmental Assessment and Management MSc (PGCert PGDip)
  • Geographical Information Systems and Environmental Management MSc (PGDip)
  • Water and Environmental Management MSc (PGDip)

Supporting your employability 

Outside of your course, our Careers Service is here to support you as you discover (and re-discover) your strengths and what matters to you. We are here for you throughout your university journey as you work towards a fulfilling and rewarding career.

Connect with our careers team

  • Find part-time work that you can combine with your studies.
  • Find, or be, a mentor or get involved with our peer-to-peer support scheme.
  • Develop your business ideas through our entrepreneurial support network.
  • Get professional advice and support with career planning, CV writing and interview top tips.
  • Meet potential employers at our careers fairs.
  • Find rewarding volunteering opportunities to help you discover more about what makes you tick, and build your CV.

Whatever your career needs, we are here to help. And that's not just while you are a student, our support carries on after you've graduated.

Find out more...

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Entry criteria

Entry requirements

A-levels or BTEC
Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BBC–CCC (112–96 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DMM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range.

International Baccalaureate
26 points, with three subjects at Higher level.

Access to HE Diploma
Pass with 60 credits overall. At least 45 credits at level 3, with 24 credits at merit or above.

GCSE (minimum grade C or grade 4)
At least English language, maths and science.

Foundation degree/HND/HNC
International foundation may be considered. Applicants with an HND or foundation degree may be considered for year 2 entry.

Studied before or got relevant experience?
A qualification, HE credits or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton, and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3. 

English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept.

International requirements and visas

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We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

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Applying for a student visa

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Fees

Course fees

UK (full-time) 9,250 GBP

International (full-time) 14,748 GBP

If you choose to take the professional placement (sandwich) year offered on this course you will pay a reduced fee during this year. Our fee for the professional placement year is £1,330 for UK students and £2,100 for international students. This fee may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.

What's included

You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. A summary of the costs that you may be expected to pay, and what is included in your fees, while studying a course in the School of Environment and Technology are listed here.

  • Travel and accommodation costs are included for all mandatory taught residential field trips, but you’ll need to provide your own food and drink.
  • Where taught residential field trips are optional, a contribution will be required towards travel and accommodation. This will vary depending on where and how long the field trip is but you should budget approximately £1,500.
  • The independent mapping project is a mandatory part of the Geology BSc(Hons) involving independent fieldwork that is undertaken in the summer between years 2 and 3. The cost of this fieldwork is not included in the fee, and you will need to meet this additional cost yourself.
  • Some students require specialist outdoor equipment and/or personal protective equipment (PPE) and should budget up to £100.
  • If you choose to take an optional paid placement you’ll be expected to cover your own travel, accommodation, food and drink.
  • You will have access to computers and necessary software, however many students choose to buy their own hardware, software and accessories. The amount spent will depend on your individual choices but this expenditure is not essential to pass any of our courses. Find out what free software is available. from the University of Brighton
  • In most cases coursework submissions are electronic but students may wish to print notes which would involve an extra cost.

You can chat with our enquiries team through the Stay in touch panel at the end of this page if you require further information. Or check our finance pages for advice about funding and scholarships as well as more information about fees and advice on international and island fee-paying status.

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The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2021–22.

Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee.

You can find out more about our fees in the university's student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).

The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

All field trips are included in the course fee, except the South Africa expedition,which incurs an additional cost of around £800. Exact costs can be requested from the course team. 

Location

Local area

About Brighton

The city of Brighton & Hove is a forward-thinking place which leads the way in the arts, technology, sustainability and creativity. You'll find living here plays a key role in your learning experience.

Brighton is a leading centre for creative media technology, recently named the startup capital of the UK.

The city is home to a national 5G testbed and over 1,000 tech businesses. The digital sector is worth over £1bn a year to the local economy - as much as tourism.

All of our full-time undergraduate courses involve work-based learning - this could be through placements, live briefs and guest lectures. Many of these opportunities are provided by local businesses and organisations.

It's only 50 minutes by train from Brighton to central London and less than 40 minutes to Eastbourne. There are also daily direct trains to Bristol, Bedford, Cambridge, Gatwick Airport, Portsmouth and Southampton.

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Campus where this course is taught

Moulsecoomb campus

Two miles north of Brighton seafront, Moulsecoomb is our largest campus. Subjects taught here include architecture, business, computing, construction, engineering, geography, product design, law and pharmacy.

On campus you will find professional-standard facilities including a flight simulator, trading room, design and digital media suites and specialist research laboratories, alongside the library, student centre, a nursery, fitness facilities and Students’ Union. There are excellent public transport links.

The Big Build
A major transformation of our Moulsecoomb campus began in summer 2018. By the time the Big Build is complete, there’ll be new halls of residence, academic building, and Students’ Union and fitness facilities – all created with sustainability, inclusivity and community in mind.

As the development grows it will provide many exciting learning opportunities for our students, ranging from live projects, placements and internships with the companies involved to guest lectures and site visits. Find out more...

The Big Build

Accommodation

Brighton: Moulsecoomb

We guarantee an offer of a place in halls of residence to all eligible students.

Halls of residence
We have halls of residence across Brighton in the city centre, Moulsecoomb, Varley Park and Falmer.

  • You'll be prioritised for accommodation in the halls that are linked to your teaching base, subject to availability.
  • Moulsecoomb campus is linked to Varley Park and Moulsecoomb Place halls. All halls are self catered, but if you prefer you can add in a food and drink plan.
    • Varley Park offers a mix of rooms. It is around two miles from Moulsecoomb campus and four miles from the city centre. Public transport in the city is excellent, and there’s a shuttle bus between our Brighton campuses during term time.
    • Moulsecoomb Place halls are all self-catered and are located right on campus.

Want to live independently or in a university-managed house? We can help – find out more about unihomes and unilets or private renting.

Modern accommodation at nearby Varley Halls

Modern accommodation at nearby Varley Park

Relaxing in halls near the campus

Relaxing in halls near the campus

Students eating at the Hub

Students eating at the Hub

Maps

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Student views  

Zsófia Ugróczky

"My time at the University of Brighton has given me many new skills and qualities, including a broad insight into all aspects of environmental issues. This year, I had the opportunity to volunteer for an environmental organisation, where I applied my knowledge of soil contamination and environmental policy.

"The variety of different subjects that are offered within the course enabled me to develop new skills that I never imagined. Support from the staff and my personal tutor helped me make the right decisions about my choice of modules and my final dissertation.

"I have gained self-confidence and made many new and good friends that I will keep for life, and I am now planning to continue studying towards my MSc degree at the University of Brighton."

Zsofia Ugroczky

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Find out more about how the academic year and degree courses are organised, and about learning and assessment activities you might get to grips with at Brighton. More specific information about this course is detailed in the programme specification (linked above). You can find out also about the range of support we offer to help you adjust to university life.

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Programme specification

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Programme specification

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