BSc (Hons) Environmental Science at University of Hull

An IES-accredited degree on environmental systems and our relationship with them, covering climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and resource management. Students learn through lab analysis, GIS and fieldwork in the UK and overseas (such as Brazil, Egypt and Mallorca), with optional dive training.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering  |  Department: School of Environmental and Life Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with foundation, placement or year abroad)  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time; optional placement year (4 years); optional year abroad (4 years)  |  Location: Hull, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Planet Earth, Exploring Worlds Around Us, Marine Biology: An Introduction, Environmental Problems and Solutions and Interpreting Environments, with options including Ecology with optional dive training. Year 2 covers Research Design in Geography, Earth and Environment, Geographic Information Systems and a Field Study, with options such as Sustainable Futures, Environmental Change, Geohazards and Principles of Conservation. The final year includes a Dissertation, Earth Resources and the Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment and options such as Managing the Climate Crisis, Conservation in a Changing World and Advanced GIS.

Career pathways

Graduates can pursue careers in environmental consulting, remediation, renewable energies, exploration geology, surveying and engineering with employers such as the Environment Agency, environmental consultancies, local councils and wildlife trusts, or use the transferable skills in teaching, finance and data analysis, or go on to further study.

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