The first three Stages of this degree follow the same programme as our Environmental Sciences BSc Honours degree.

Between Stages 2 and 3 you take a year-long work placement in a relevant environmental sector, gaining valuable work experience. In Stage 4 you apply your knowledge to important societal problems such as:

• petroleum exploration and production
• unconventional geoenergy
• carbon and nutrient cycling
• the Earth’s changing climate

Specialist topics include:

• groundwater contamination and remediation
• microbiology and microbial transformation of pollutants
• sources and control of pollutants

Your degree is shaped by the cutting-edge research of our expert staff, so you know your degree is focused on up-to-date and socially important theories and discoveries in the area.

Our environmental science graduates undertake roles such as environmental consultancy and environmental engineering, and find employment with:

• conservation bodies such as Natural England
• the Environment Agency
• water companies
• local government environmental health departments
• other environmental protection agencies