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teaching and assessment
We believe that students progress most effectively through a stimulating and diverse range of teaching methods, including active participation in laboratory and computing practical classes, seminars, small group discussions, fieldwork, guided independent study, coursework and lectures.
The programme is designed to build your knowledge and understanding successively at each level of a four year degree, developing both transferable skills in information technology and communication and subject specific skills in laboratory analysis, remote sensing and site investigation. Great emphasis is placed on learning through fieldwork, both independently and in group work. Throughout Level 1 special study skills sessions are provided to support the transition to independent study which underpins most university learning.
Assessment is through a combination of coursework, comprising all laboratory and fieldwork reports, class tests, essays and verbal presentations, and end-of-year examinations. Coursework counts for 75% of the overall assessment at Level 1, 50% at Level 2 and between 50% and 100% of the modules at Levels 3 and 4.
programme content • typical degree programme example Please refer to the degree structure and overview pages for the MA (page 135) and BSc (page 134).
MA/BSc Honours degree Advanced entry MA/BSc Honours degree Level 1
> The Physical Environment
> Environments For Life
Topics covered include Geology, Physical Geography, Hydrology, Environmental Physics, Environmental Chemistry, Weather, Climate and Environmental Biology
plus 4 other modules including at least 2 appropriate science-based modules for BSc degrees
Level 2
> Management and Monitoring (Geoscience, Remote Sensing and Environmental Resource Management)
> Mechanisms and Measurements (Aquatic Science, Ecology and Chemistry)
plus 4 other modules, including at least 2 appropriate science-based modules for BSc degrees; one of these will be chemistry for Advanced Entry to Level 2 for students who do not have a good pass at Higher or A-Level in chemistry (or an equivalent qualification)
Level 3
> Reconstructing Past Environments
> Environment and Conservation: an Issues Approach
> Research Methods and Field Skills (includes overseas field course)
plus an optional module from a range of available specialist modules
Level 4 > Dissertation
> Catchment Sediment Dynamics
> Coastal and Estuarine Geoscience
> Migration and Ethnicity
> Environmental change, Natural Resource Use and Sustainability
> Geographical Information Systems
> Glacial Processes and Environments
> Hydrology and Water Resources
> Water Hazards and Risk
Single BSc students take the Research Project Module + 3 other modules
Joint BSc or MA students take 2 modules
what our graduates say The broad range of subjects covered in my degree gave me an ideal foundation for working in the geo-environmental sector. Transferable skills integrated into the course such as IT, problem solving, numeracy and report writing provide the skills base needed for any graduate job.
Quote from a recent BSc Environmental Science graduate
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