BSc (Hons) Environmental Science and Geography at Keele University

Are you looking for a career focused on driving positive environmental change? Explore the science behind major environmental crises and the spatial dynamics of human behaviours on our Environmental Science and Geography BSc. Through fieldwork, industry placements, and laboratory projects, you’ll gain practical hands-on experience, preparing you to advance into careers such as geospatial data analyst, nature conservation officer or environmental consultant.

Faculty: Faculty of Natural Sciences  |  Department: School of Life Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years or 4 years with international or placement year  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules: Academic, Professional and Field Skills, Planet Earth – Our Environment, Human and Physical Geographies for a Changing World, Applied Environment and Sustainability. Year 2 compulsory modules: Environmental and Sustainability Impact Assessment: Methods and Research Design, Lake District Field Course, Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing, Human Impact on the Environment, Earth’s Changing Landscapes, Environmental Analytical Methods. Year 3 compulsory modules: Independent Research Dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduating with a degree in Environmental Science and Geography provides you with the skillset to engage in finding viable solutions to fixing some of the big challenges society currently faces. You will have developed sought-after transferable skills in key areas including field and laboratory skills, data collection and analysis, Geographic Information Systems, critical thinking, problem solving, team working and project management. Roles graduates could go on to include: Cartographer, Environmental consultant, Environmental education officer, Environmental scientist, Geographical information systems officer, Geospatial data analyst.

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