2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Sustainability and Environmental Management (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
| Programme code: | BSENV/SEM-R | UCAS code: | |
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| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr David Williams | Contact address: | SEMLeader@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Earth and Environment
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
The relevant QAA Benchmark is Earth sciences, environmental sciences and environmental studies
Professional Body Offering Accreditation:
Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme: BSc Sustainability and Environmental Management
Many aspects of modern life are unsustainable, either environmentally, economically, or socially. Why is this? What can we do about it?
BSc (Hons) Sustainability and Environmental Management explores why unsustainable practices develop, from underlying drivers to the behaviours of individuals, and will provide you with the knowledge and skills to tackle these problems. Ultimately, this programme is designed to take students who want to make a difference and equip them with the skills to do so.
To do this you'll combine environmental and social science approaches. Environmental sciences will allow you to build an understanding of the fundamental environmental basis of sustainability. Perspectives from politics, economics, policy and law will then allow you to explore the social dimensions of sustainability and develop pathways towards more sustainable societies. You’ll be trained in a wide range of data collection and analysis methods and will refine your research skills through research projects and hands-on field training.
Sustainability and Environmental Management will also provide you with excellent career potential. Sustainability is at the core of how governments, societies, researchers, and businesses think today, and there is increasing demand for graduates who combine an understanding how our decisions affect the world with the desire and expertise to guide better decision making. Sustainability and Environmental Management will ensure you graduate with the knowledge and skills you need to contribute to whatever career you embark on. You will also be encouraged to think strategically about your career and develop your CV, as well as practising transferable skills such as interviews.
Teaching is interdisciplinary and developed through a range of approaches including lectures, seminars, and fieldtrips. Fieldwork is an important opportunity to see how the issues discussed in the classroom affect the real world, as well as providing excellent opportunities for your own research (and for getting to know your colleagues better!).
Sustainability and Environmental Management 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.
| SOEE1113 | Sustainable Development, Politics and Policy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SOEE1382 | Skills for Environmental Social Science | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE1390 | Introduction to Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE1461 | Environmental Science for Sustainability | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| TRAN1011 | Challenges in Transport and Mobility | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:
- Students who have A level Chemistry grade A-C are not permitted to register for SOEE1135.
- Students who have A level Maths grade A-C are not normally permitted to register for SOEE1481.
| SOEE1034 | Natural Hazards | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE1135 | Foundation Chemistry Pre-requisite for: SOEE2481 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE1181 | Ecology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE1281 | Atmosphere Pre-requisite for: SOEE2481 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE1401 | Weather | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE1420 | Resources | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE1434 | Water | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE1481 | Foundation Mathematics 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose up to 10 credits of discovery modules in place of an optional module, subject to timetabling constraints.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
People, Sustainability, and the Environment - 20 credits
Adaptation and Mitigation - 20 credits
| SOEE2032 | Personal Development for Careers in the Environmental Sector | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE2571 | Research in the Environmental Social Sciences | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:
Economics and Sustainability - 20 credits
| GEOG2085 | Ecosystems: process, pattern, and change | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP2933 | Sociology and the Climate Crisis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE2160 | Climate Change: Science and Impacts | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE2205 | Contaminated Environments | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE2310 | Tools and Techniques for Business, Environment and Corporate Responsibility | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SOEE2481 | Atmospheric Pollution from Local to Global Scales Pre-requisite for: SOEE3431 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE2650 | GIS for Geoscientists | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE2690 | Managing Biodiversity | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| TRAN2020 | Transport Land Use and Development | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| TRAN2041 | Transport, Energy and Environment | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose 10 or 20 credits of discovery modules in place of an optional module, subject to timetabling constraints.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
Sustainability Research Project - 40 credits
| SOEE3785 | Change for Sustainable Development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Environmental Risk - 20 credits
| BLGY3247 | Advanced Topics in Conservation Science | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GEOG3440 | Environment, Conflict and Policy | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| GEOG3535 | School and Educational Placements | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW3134 | Environmental Law | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE3410 | Atmosphere and Ocean Climate Change Processes | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SOEE3431 | Atmospheric Pollution: Causes, Impact and Regulation | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE3630 | Strategic Energy Issues | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SOEE3760 | Terrestrial Biosphere in the Earth System | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| TRAN3031 | Public Transport Policy and Practice | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| TRAN3061 | Travel Activity Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| TRAN3062 | Social Analysis and Social Psychology for Transport | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| TRAN3070 | Healthy Cities: Transport and Health | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose 10 or 20 credits of discovery modules in place of an optional module, subject to timetabling constraints.
Year4 - View timetable
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