Environmental Science

Course summary

This course provides an ideal base for employment, for example, ecology and wildlife conservation, land management, town planning, architecture, forestry, geology, or climatology. Students could work for a charity like Greenpeace or work for a Wildlife Trust. There are also opportunities in environmental management and the growth industry of environmental sustainability. Alternatively, students could use their A Level in Environmental Science as the stepping stone for Higher Education in a wide range of courses, including degrees in Land Management, Wildlife Conservation, Geography, Geology, Marine Science, Climate Studies, Teaching, or a degree in Environmental Science. This subject is a rigorous science A Level and therefore works best when it is taken alongside another science-based subject e.g. Geography, Geology, BTEC Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Maths. We also require our students to take Core Maths. Compulsory field trip: Friday June 7th – Monday 10th 2024 (approx. £400) Year 1 The Physical Environment The Living Environment Research Methods; including a 4-day compulsory residential fieldwork course. Bursary students may be assisted with costs (approx. £350) Year 2 Energy Resources Pollution Biological Resources Sustainability Research Methods This course provides an ideal base for employment, for example, ecology and wildlife conservation, land management, town planning, architecture, forestry, geology, or climatology. Students could work for a charity like Greenpeace or work for a Wildlife Trust. There are also opportunities in environmental management, education, or law. Alternatively, students could use their A Level in Environmental Science as the stepping stone for Higher Education in a very wide variety of courses, including degrees in Geography, Geology, Marine Science, Climate Studies, planning and teaching, or a degree in Environmental Science.