BSc Environmental Science(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 3

(Award available for year: Bachelor of Science)

Learning outcomes

1. Understand and demonstrate coherent and detailed knowledge of a range of complex environmental issues and related environmental scientific research, informed by recent debate and scholarship within the discipline
2. Apply environmental theories and methods to a range of environmental problems operating at local, regional and global scales
3. Undertake a substantial piece of independent study and research incorporating aspects of project design, execution and communication

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Further development of core academic skills – communication, interpersonal skills, teamwork, independent learning, scientific writing, referencing, presentation skills
2. Further develop of numerical and statistical data skills that are pivotal to the quantitative research process; including data sampling, hypothesis forming and testing, analysis and interpretation skills
3. Further development of IT skills and applying technical statistical and programming skills to an independent research project

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of each module:

- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects and approaches to environmental science;
- drawing together a wide variety of sources and including analysis of these sources;
- critically evaluating received opinion in light of new information, data or scholarly debate;
- evidencing the ability to conduct independent, in-depth enquiry within the discipline;
- displaying creative thought and personal scholarship.
Fieldwork is not assessed on the Environmental Science programme