You will learn how field and laboratory science can be applied to the study of both the past and the present day. You will develop the ability to assess environmental problems and recommend solutions with an appreciation of the socioeconomic and political systems within which decisions are made. Depending on your choice of options, your skills development may include hands-on practical fieldwork with leading archaeologists and/or environmental scientists. The diverse elements of this programme are designed to extend your intellectual and scientific horizons to show the powerful contribution that other disciplines can make to your ultimate specialism.

A good Natural Sciences degree will provide you with the skills and qualifications to find employment either within the interdisciplinary field of environmental research and management, or across a broad range of careers ranging from finance, energy, and public policy. Our graduates from environmental science, for instance, are working in fields as diverse as the water industry, nuclear power, climate change enforcement, and insurance.