Program Overview

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Environmental Biology BSc

Overview

Are you passionate about environmental protection, wildlife conservation, and ecology? Our course uncovers the human impacts on our natural environment. You will study environmental threats and management. The biggest threats to biodiversity are climate change, habitat loss, invasive species. You'll study the effect of these threats, and learn ways to manage and reduce them.

Course Details

Qualification

BSc Hons

Entry Requirements

ABB

UCAS Code

C150

Duration

3 years full-time

Fees

£9,535*

*For full details including fees for part-time students and reduced fees during your time studying abroad or on placement (where applicable), see our fees page.

Course Structure

Year One

• Academic Skills
• Building a Habitable Planet
• Environmental Science and Society
• Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour
• Geographical Information Systems for Environmental Monitoring
• Habitat Management
• Principles of Ecology

Year Two

• Climate Change Science
• Ecological Surveying
• Ecology
• Research and Professional Skills
• Optional modules:
  • Animal Behaviour and Physiology
  • Biological Photography and Imaging I
  • Computer Modelling in Science: Introduction
  • Ecosystem Processes
  • Environmental Plant Physiology
  • Evolutionary Biology of Animals
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Insect Biology
  • Managing Tourism and the Environment: Conflict or Consensus?
  • Practical Policy Making
  • Soils
  • The Green Planet
  • The Urban Environment

Year Three

• Environmental Biology Research Project
• Optional modules:
  • Applied Bioethics 1: Animals, Biotechnology and Society
  • Arctic Ecology Field Course
  • Biological Photography and Imaging II
  • Computer Modelling in Science: Applications
  • Conservation Genetics
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • Palaeobiology
  • Plants and the Light Environment
  • Plant Ecophysiology
  • Environmental Pollution Field Course
  • Sustainable Soil Management
  • Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Additional Information

Study Abroad

You can apply to study abroad during your time at Nottingham. We offer designated support to guide you through the entire process.

Year in Industry

There's a wide range of possible year in industry placements on offer. We have good links with companies, and our dedicated placement team is available to support you in finding the right placement for you.

Placements

If your course does not have a compulsory placement, integrated year in industry or compulsory year abroad where there is already an opportunity to undertake a work placement as part of that experience, you may be able to apply to undertake an optional placement year.

Language Study

You may be able to choose to study a language as part of this degree.

Careers

You could work for conservation organisations, environmental consultancies, alternative energy companies, local authorities and government agencies. Roles include environmental education officers, engineering consultants, marine biologists, nature conservation officers, hydrology, recycling and sustainability officers.

Job Prospects

86.40% of undergraduates from the Faculty of Science secured employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary for these graduates was £27,834.