ObjectivesMany students want to study Environmental Science because of a deep interest in the natural environment and the sustainable use of its resources. These aspects are a core part of our Environmental Science degrees in Reading. We also believe that an understanding of natural systems and their interactions in space and time are also essential. It is only by describing and quantifying natural change that we can accurately assess the impact of human activity on our planet. This means that strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of resources can be developed and managed in the best possible way. With this is mind our students study aspects of the lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere and how these can change through time. Wherever possible this approach is both qualitative and quantitative.
Entry requirementsThere are different entry qualifications for each programme. Some programmes require you to have a certain amount of knowledge in a subject before you begin the degree programme – this is called a ‘subject requirement’. Other programmes do not have any specific subject requirements. All programmes will, however, expect you to have reached a certain standard in your education and will ask you to achieve certain grades in your examinations. Most programmes have a standard offer so that you know in advance what you are likely to need. Please note that even if you have the minimum entry qualifications, you are not necessarily guaranteed a place on the degree programme.
Academic titleBSc Environmental Science
Course descriptionThis BSc in Environmental Science involves the followingmodules.
Year 1
-Introduction to Environmental Science
-Introduction to the Earth
-Environmental Science Field Class
-Quantitative methods
-Science for the Environment
-Materials of the Earth
-Soils, Land & Environment
-Humans and the Changing World
-Ecology: Species and their Interactions
-Coutryside & the Environment
-Fundamental Chemistry
-Hydrology
-Geomorphology
-Introduction to Atmospheric Science
-A language
Year 2
-Environmental Science Field Class
-Global Climate Change
-Biology in the Environment
-Sustainable development
-Skills and Career Management
-Field Class
-Earth Surface Processes
-Forestry and Woodlands
-Environment in Practice
-Plants and the Environment
-Macroevolution
-Animal Behaviour
-Applied Ecology
-Energy Resources
-Geomorphological Hazards
-Hydrological Processes
-A Language
Final Year
-Independent Research Project
-Library Project
-Land Evaluation
-Environmental Management
-Field Class
-Earth Systems Science
-Fundamental & Applied Soil Ecology
-Climate Change & Food Systems
-Plants and Climate
-Wildlife in the Farming Environment
-Environmental Geophysics