Program Overview

Environmental Management with Foundation Year

Overview

The Environmental Management with Foundation Year program is designed to help students build a strong foundation in environmental issues and essential study skills, preparing them for the full BSc (Hons) Environmental Management degree.

Course Details

Foundation Year

The introductory foundation year focuses on increasing knowledge and understanding of the social and natural sciences, necessary for understanding contemporary environmental issues. Students will build knowledge across the breadth of the subject, experience field and laboratory work, develop study skills, and learn to manage field data.

BSc Degree

The BSc Environmental Management is delivered over three years of study, with an optional industry placement year. Students will develop and advance their environmental management knowledge and skills, focusing on core areas such as sustainability, natural resources, earth processes, and the impact of people on places.

Modules

Foundation Year

• Environmental Conservation
• Earth Processes
• Data Handling
• Professional Communications
• Science for Health
• Scientific Methods

Year One

• Earth Surface Processes
• Environmental Resources
• People, Place and Space
• Sustainability and Environment
• Academic Tutorial
• Applied Skills and Field Course

Year Two

• Occupational Risk Management
• Research in Action
• Consultancy Project
• Monitoring Environmental Change
• Geographical Information Systems and Science (optional)
• Environmental Protection (optional)

Year Three

• Environmental Decision Making
• Corporate Environmental Management
• Dissertation (40 credits)
• Environmental Remote Sensing (optional)
• Modelling Environmental Systems (optional)
• Environment and Wellbeing (optional)
• Sustainable Cities (optional)

Assessment

Assessment is based on a combination of exams and coursework throughout the program.

Career Opportunities

Graduates can pursue careers in environmental management, sustainability, and conservation, with potential roles including:

• ESG analyst
• Water and Environment Professional
• Health and Safety Advisor
• Retrofit Coordinator
• Data Manager
• Transport Planner
• Teaching

Facilities

Students have access to the state-of-the-art Bodmer Lab, a specialist, purpose-built facility that ensures students benefit from the latest technologies to support their learning and remain on the cutting edge of innovation and discovery.

Industry Collaboration and Research

The program is driven by industry and delivered by supportive program teams, with many academics and technicians involved in collaborative, interdisciplinary, high-impact work in local and global environmental issues and challenges.

Admission Requirements

• GCSE English language and mathematics at or above grade C or 4
• 64 UCAS points from A-level, BTEC National Diploma, T-level, Scottish Highers, Irish Leaving Certificate, European Baccalaureate, or Access to Higher Education
• Alternative entry requirements through the Salford Alternative Entry Scheme (SAES)

Tuition Fees

• Full-time home: £8,505 for Foundation Year and £9,535 for subsequent years
• Part-time: fees calculated on a pro-rata basis

Additional Costs

• Field trips are funded by the school, but students may need to consider additional costs such as food and spending money
• International field trips that are part of core modules are also funded by the school, but students will need to pay towards international field trips that are part of optional modules (although these are subsidised by the school)