BSc (Hons) Environmental Science at Keele University

What actions can you take to create positive environmental change? What can be done to address problems such as climate change? Find the answers on our Environmental Science BSc.

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, Environment and Sustainability, Planet Earth – our Environment. 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, Environmental Analytical Methods. Year 3 compulsory modules: Independent Research Dissertation.

Career pathways

A degree in environmental science provides you with broad subject knowledge that crosses the traditional science-social science divide and will have allowed you to gain valuable experience working in the sector. 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, team working and project management. Roles graduates could go on to include: Environmental consultant, Environmental education officer, Environmental scientist, Nature conservation officer, Sustainability consultant, Recycling officer.

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