2021/22 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Sustainability and Environmental Management

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

Normally three A-Levels at grades ABB, including two from: Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Economics, English, Environmental Science/Studies, Geology, Geography, History, Law, Mathematics, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Sociology. Other subjects may be considered. Excludes General Studies.

International Baccalaureate: Normally 34 points overall, with 16 at the Higher Level, to include 5 points in two relevant subjects.

Scottish Highers: Normally AABBB with BB in two Advanced Highers including two relevant subjects. For non-AH applicants AABBBB including two relevant subjects

International Baccalaureate
Normally 34 points overall, with 16 at the Higher Level, including two from biology, chemistry, economics, English, environmental science/studies, geology, geography, history, law, mathematics, physics, politics, sociology. Other subjects may be considered.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Earth and Environment

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Earth and Environment

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

The relevant QAA Benchmark is Earth sciences, environmental sciences and environmental studies

Programme specification:

Sustainability is at the core of how governments, societies, researchers, and increasingly business, now think about the environment and our place in it. The environment is important to everyone, but our demand for natural resources and the waste that our lifestyles generate means that it is under increasing pressure. For this reason, there is demand for literate and numerate graduates who possess a thorough understanding of the environmental, economic and social implications of the decisions that we make and the strategies we use to find sustainable solutions to environmental problems.

BSc (Hons) Sustainability and Environmental Management is designed to sit at the interface between human activity and the environment. The programme draws on disciplines such as environmental science to develop knowledge and skills in the science that underpins our understanding of sustainability. At the same time, teaching in areas such as business, economics and policy means that students are able to understand and evaluate societies' role in and interaction with changes in the natural world. Teaching on the programme draws on the skills and expertise of one of the largest groups of environmental and social scientists in the country, the Sustainability Research Institute whose research is tackling some of the major sustainability challenges we face.

The programme is designed to allow students to pursue diverse combinations of subjects and, in doing so, explore their individual interests and build a uniquely tailored degree

Throughout the programme there are opportunities for students to develop key competencies and skills (e.g. interview skills, fieldwork and laboratory skills, presentation and writing abilities), as well as developing the ability to reflect on and appreciate the limitations of current knowledge and approaches to sustainability and environmental management. Teaching will be delivered through a variety of means, from lectures to fieldtrips. Fieldwork is an important aspect of teaching and so students will get the opportunity to put methods into practice during fieldtrips. Teaching across the modules also makes use of small group discussions/seminars to help students to engage in deep learning.

Please note that this BSc degree programme is accredited by the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules.

Optional modules:

Students should select one of the following optional modules, or a 10 credit discovery module.

Students who have A level Chemistry grade A-C are not permitted to register for SOEE1135

Discovery modules:

In place of an optional module, you may choose up to 10 credits of Discovery modules, subject to timetabling constraints.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students should select 50 credits from the following list of optional modules.
Students may choose to substitute one or two optional modules with a Discovery Module subject to timetabling constraints.

Skills Modules:
Students are recommended, but not required, to take one of these module as one of their optional modules

Discovery modules:

Students may select a 10 or 20 credit Discovery Modules

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students are required to study 60 credits form the following optional modules. Students may substitute one or two optional modules for a discovery module (up to 20 credits)

Management of Wilderness and Global Systems

There are no pre-requisite modules for SOEE students for GEOG3440 although students wishing to take the module are recommended to study the freely available FutureLearn course 'Environmental Challenges: Justice in Natural Resource Management' (https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/environmental-challenges-justice) in preparation for the module.

Discovery modules:

In place of a module or modules from the above list, students may elect to study a 10 or 20 credit discovery module

Last updated: 26/08/2021 12:08:34

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