BSc (Hons) Environmental Geography and Outdoor Education

Program Overview

If you want a science degree in Environmental Geography that also provides you with outdoor teaching and guiding activities, this unique degree has been designed for you. Our course blends the academic foundation of our Environmental Geography degree with practical teaching on leading and guiding groups outdoors, and providing educational activities with a geographical and environmental emphasis. You’ll explore core issues in geography, human impacts on our planet, biogeography and practical scientific techniques. Our field courses and practical teaching will give you further valuable hands-on experience. Our leading mountaineering instructors and outdoor specialists will teach you outdoor leadership, mountain skills and environmental education. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to complete a semester abroad, a work placement module and gain the Mountain or Lowland Leader Award , endorsed by the Mountain Training Association. This is a physically demanding degree, requiring a good level of health, fitness and mobility. The Mountain Leader Award is recognised by the Mountain Training Association and the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA). At the end of Year 3, the Altajir Scholarship of £500 is awarded to the two best performing students in Environmental Science and Environmental Geography. At the end of Year 4 the best performing student across the Environmental Geography degree is also awarded a prize. We also have a new Research in Sustainability Prize.