ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
93 % GRADUATES IN EMPLOYMENT, STUDY AND/OR OTHER ACTIVITIES INC TRAVELLING, 15 MONTHS AFTER LEAVING SWANSEA UNIVERSITY (HESA 2022) GEOGRAPHY
Now is the time to act boldly to forge effective local and global responses to the planetry crisis and societal emergency. Our climate and environments are changing at unprecendented and alarming rates with huge and often devastating consequences. You will explore the profound interconnection of environmental and social science, learn to use your laboratory and fieldwork training, and academic knowledge to deliver the next generation of adaptations, mitigations and solutions.
Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available † International Students foundation programme available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available
This degree programme will equip you with those vital personal and professional skills, and the necessary interdisciplinary expertise, to make a difference in the world. You will be able to study a range of topics related to sustainability and the climate emergency: • Climate action and activism • Climate change and climate reconstruction • Ecology • Environmental modelling • Sustainable land management The teaching programme places a strong emphasis on active and practical learning, problem solving and authentic assessment in field and laboratory settings. Students graduating from this programme will have the knowledge and skills suitable for a wide range of careers including environmental and ecological consultancy, government bodies, insurance and risk management, non-governmental organisations, business, urban planning, transport agencies and renewable energy sectors.
TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Botany and Ecology • Life in the Oceans • Natural Hazards and Society • Sustainability and the Climate Emergency Year 2 • Field Ecology (Field Course) • Residential Field Course • Sustainable Cities • Sustainable Land Management Year 3 • Climate Change Biology • Measuring Climate Change • Professional Skills in Conservation (Field Course) • Wildfires
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 162) †
Typical Offer: ABB-BBB (to include one of the following: Geography, Biology, Environmental Science or Geology)
FUTURE CAREERS: • Environmental and Ecological Consultancy • Insurance and Risk Management • Non-governmental Organisations • Business, Urban Planning, Transport Agencies • Renewable Energy Sectors ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page BSc Honours ▲ Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency ♦ Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency (Year in Industry) ♦ Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency (with Foundation Year) ♦ Geography (with Foundation Year) leading to BSc Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency
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