Program Overview

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BSc (Hons) Environmental Science with Foundation Year

Overview

The BSc (Hons) Environmental Science with Foundation Year is a highly practical programme that provides students with ample background and practical knowledge for understanding environmental processes and interactions. This programme will provide students with the skills and knowledge to address environmental issues, and prepare them for entry into the expanding green jobs employment sector.

Why Study This Course with LJMU?

• Accredited by the Community for Environmental Disciplines in Higher Education (CEDHE), the education committee of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)
• Covers the major challenges currently facing the environment and solutions to tackle them
• Core international and UK residential field trips are included in the fees
• Access to state-of-the-art computing facilities and analytical equipment
• Prepares students for a career in the expanding green jobs employment sector, with excellent employment opportunities
• Taught by experienced research-active staff
• Focus on skill acquisition via practical workshops and field learning
• Options to undertake work placements of 4-6 weeks and/or a 12-month sandwich year
• Options to study abroad for part of the degree with support from the Go Citizen Scheme
• International Foundation Year course available

About the Foundation Year

The Foundation Year is ideal if you have the ability to study for a degree but don't have the qualifications to enter directly onto the Environmental Science honours degree programme. Once you pass the Foundation Year, you will progress directly onto the first year of the honours degree. If you are a full-time UK student, you will qualify for student financial support for the full duration of your course (subject to eligibility criteria).

About BSc (Hons) Environmental Science with Foundation Year

Exploring the way in which our physical environment develops and how humans affect natural processes and interact within the world form the basis of the course. This is a highly practical programme that provides you with ample background and practical knowledge for understanding environmental processes and interactions. It also offers plenty of opportunities to apply your knowledge in practical contexts. Fieldwork, completed both in the UK and overseas, is integral to the course, with field trips to Greece, the Lake District, North Wales, and the North West coast included in fees.

Course Modules

Foundation Year

• Skills and Perspectives in Science 1
• Wildlife Studies
• Skills and Perspectives in Science 2
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Understanding the Environment
• Building Blocks of Life

Year 1

• Ecology
• Methods Skills and Careers 1
• Earth Systems
• Hazards
• Environment Society and Sustainability
• Methods Skills and Careers 2

Year 2

• GIS and Employability
• Environmental Pollution
• Ecology Field Skills
• Wildlife and Ecosystem Management
• Conservation Practice
• Marine and Freshwater Biology
• International Environments
• Environmental Science Sandwich Year
• Study Semester Abroad - Environmental Science
• Study Year Abroad - Environmental Science
• Cryosphere, Catchments and Oceans
• Responding to Climate Change
• Impact of Climate Change on Biological Processes
• Global Issues, Local Challenges

Year 3

• Dissertation
• Environmental Modelling and GIS
• Environmental Change
• Frontiers of Ecology
• Contemporary Issues in Conservation
• Work-Based Learning
• Coastal and Marine Management
• River Monitoring and Management
• Cold Environments: Processes and Change
• Renewables and Low Carbon Futures

Professional Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the Community for Environmental Disciplines in Higher Education (CEDHE), the education committee of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES). CEDHE is the collective voice of the environmental sciences academic community and serves to enhance the quality of environmental education worldwide. This means the degree meets high standards, contains a strong component of practical, field and theoretical activities, and offers excellent opportunities for training, work experience, and links to the professional environmental sector.

Your Learning Experience

• Teaching Support Assessment
• Excellent facilities and learning resources
• Dedicated personal tutor, plus study skills support

Career Paths

Environmental Science graduates have a broad range of career prospects in the expanding green jobs employment sector. Graduate opportunities include all areas of environmental monitoring, management, as well as consultancy roles in the water, resources, and sustainability sectors.

Tuition Fees and Funding

• Home: £9,535 (Foundation first year), £9,535 (Second and subsequent years), £1,905 (Placement year)
• International: £18,250 (Full-time per year), £3,910 (Placement year)

Entry Requirements

• GCSEs and equivalents: Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/Numeracy
• A levels: DDD Minimum Number of A Levels: 1
• BTECs: Extended Diploma MMP
• Access awards: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• OCR Cambridge Technical: Extended Diploma MMP
• Irish awards: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• T levels: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications

International Requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of the course start date.

How to Apply

• UCAS is the official application route for our full-time undergraduate courses. Further information on the UCAS application process can be found here.