Undergraduate Environmental Earth Sciences
Our teaching introduces you to innovative research in these fields. Our subject is globally significant to our future and that of the environment around us.
Our research-led teaching ensures you develop the right skills and knowledge.
We'll expose you to the leading technologies and techniques, including:
- field mapping
- remote sensing
- surveying
- global imaging systems
- ecological modelling
- geology
We ensure our environmental earth sciences degrees are at the cutting edge of the profession.
Graduates are well-equipped to begin careers in industry or to pursue further studies.
Earth and Environmental Sciences at Newcastle is highly regarded. It's ranked:
- 16th in the UK – Geography & Environmental Science – Complete University Guide 2021
- Top 200 – Earth and Marine Sciences category – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020
Earth science graduates are well qualified to enter a wide range of careers. The geoscience industry has a shortage of graduates with the skills we teach.
You will be able to enter the global geology industry with potential careers in:
- mining
- oil
- engineering
- water supply
- earth science research
- alternative energy industry
Graduates with an environmental science background find employment with conservation bodies. These include:
- Natural England
- The Wildlife Trusts
- the Environment Agency
- ecological consultancies
- water companies
- local government environmental health departments
- other environmental protection agencies
They undertake roles in environmental management, law, rural planning, and biodiversity management.
Our laboratories enable a range of chemical, biological, geological, and geoscience research activities.
These include field sampling, sample preparation, analytical chemistry, geochemistry, and molecular biology.
Specialist facilities include:
- gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
- liquid chromatography and high pressure liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
- inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy
- inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
- thermogravimetric analysis and TGA-MS
- mercury porosimetry
We also have:
- elemental analysis, including total organic carbon analysis
- ion chromatography
- atomic absorption spectrometry
- rock evaluation analysis
- molecular biology suite
- thermal and hydraulic conductivity testing equipment
- large testing frames – 250kN, 1000kN and 5000kN tension/compression loading machines