Environmental Science

Course summary

Environmental issues are often in the news and play an increasingly important role in almost every aspect of life, from human population to recycling. Studying Environmental Science will help you to understand how the world works. Environmental Science applies scientific principles to the natural environment to help us to understand and manage it. You will develop your powers of analysis using scientific methods to see how environmental problems could be solved. The key to doing well is to be able to make links between cause and effect. Environmental Science goes well with the other Earth Sciences, such as Biology and Geology, as well as Chemistry and Physics. Some students, who are doing mainly Arts subjects, choose to study Environmental Science because they have a genuine concern for the environment and want to keep their education broad.