Our Environmental Science programmes, built around our impressive research record, incorporate the systematic scientific study of interactions between physical, chemical and biological processes in the environment and how to apply them to solve complex environmental problems. We will give you the knowledge and skills you need to help resolve the world’s most pressing problems in a sustainable way. There is a growing need for graduates with a strong scientific background but who are also able to apply their knowledge to environmental management and protection globally. On this four-year programme you will spend a year abroad between your second and fourth years at a partner institution in the EU or elsewhere in the world.

Recent Earth and Environmental Sciences graduates have found employment in a wide range of fields. Our most recent student survey showed that 96.7% of our alumni were working or in further study six months after graduation. Many students were engaged in work or study directly related to their first degree, with the remainder choosing career paths in areas outside of the subject where the transferable skills gained on the programme prove invaluable. Graduates have found employment within the scientific civil service (e.g. Environment Agency), local government, environmental consultancies, conservation organisations and environmental education, as well as in the media, education, finance, sales, IT and law. Other graduates go into teaching at all levels, from primary schools right through to higher education.