Newcastle University

Environmental Science BSc Honours UCAS Code: F850 (3 or 4 years)School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

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This degree programme provides a broad foundation of science-based skills. It will equip you with an understanding of contemporary issues in environmental management and knowledge of the interactions between processes in the physical environment and ecosystems.

You will gain an awareness of the legislative and ethical framework within which environmental scientists operate, equipping you for careers in a range of environmental professions, particularly in areas relating to environmental protection.

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

• ACE1008  Environment and Land Resources
• ACE1010  Environment and Land Use Field Course
• ACE1035  Environmental Science Issues
• ACE1049  Global Challenges, Controversies and Citizenship
• ACE1101  The Global Environmental System
• ACE1102  Earth Surface Materials
• BIO1003  Plant Biology 1
• BIO1006  Ecology 1
• CEG1702  Geographic Information Systems
• MAS1401  Statistical Methods
• MST1004  Introduction to Marine Environmental Technologies

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• ACE2014  Environmental Practice
• ACE2015  Environmental Science Field Class 2
• ACE2016  Soils in Terrestrial Ecosystems
• ACE2032  Climatic and Environmental Change
• ACE2051  Career Development in the Environmental Sector
• ACE2052  Geological Resources
• BIO2002  Biodiversity and Conservation
• LAW2053  Law and Land Use

Optional modules

You take 20 credits of the following optional modules:

• ACE1003  Economics for Business and Marketing
• ACE2003  Landscape, Culture and Heritage
• ACE2029  Agriculture and the Environment
• BIO2009  Ecology of Population and Communities
• BIO2018  Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 1
• MST2004  Marine Pollution
• MST2016  Marine Ecology

Work placement

Between Stages 2 and 3 you may choose to take a placement year to gain practical experience in the environmental sector.

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• ACE3021  Soil and Vegetation Survey Field Class
• ACE3042  Sustainability in Theory and Practice
• ACE3064  Ecosystem Management
• ACE3067  Climate Change and Land Use
• ACE3072  Environmental Impact Assessment
• ACE3095  Environmental Science Research Project
• BIO3022  Residential Field Course

Optional modules

You take 30 credits of the following optional modules:

• ACE3013  Rural Environmental Policy Evaluation
• ACE3016  Countryside Management
• ACE3017  Rural Planning, Politics and Society
• ACE3019  Trees : Ecology, Management and Environmental Impacts
• ACE3035  Sustainable Land Management
• ACE3070  Global Ecosystems and Environmental Change
• ACE3071  Land-Water Interface
• BIO3002  Animal Population Dynamics
• BIO3003  Ecological Modelling
• BIO3012  Conservation Biology Issues
• BIO3020  Bioremediation
• BIO3031  Pollution of Air, Water and Soil 2
• GEO3064  Research Methods in Environmental Pollution
• LAW3015  Environmental Law
• MST3021  North Sea Marine Science

Please note

The modules listed here are those currently being taught in this academic year and may vary for your year of entry.