BSc Hons Environmental Science with Foundation Year with placement

at Teesside University

In Year 1 you explore topics at the core of environmental sciences and the role of science and technology in delivering solutions and focus on the multidisciplinary nature of sustainability and engage with key socio-political debates that underpin the environmental agenda.

In Year 2, you explore how the impacts of human activities on environmental systems can be monitored, minimised, and effectively managed and the sustainable use of resources, energy and waste and how to remediate their environmental impacts. You study the legislative and economic drivers which can be used to make positive societal change happen.

In Year 3, you focus in more detail on the potential of science and technology-based innovations, such as geographical information systems to identify, analyse, and provide solutions to environmental problems and inform policy. All strands of the course are woven together and reinforced through an international field trip or a teamwork-based sustainability project. You also undertake a major individual piece of research where you can specialise and deepen your skills and knowledge under the guidance of academics who are experts in their field. For example, this can focus on researching solutions to a pressing, real-world environmental problem identified in collaboration with our external partners who managing our region’s natural resources.

Course structure

Foundation year core modules

Big Data

Chemical Science and the Environment

Experimental Methods for Life Science

Global Grand Challenges

Life on Earth

Life Science

Year 1 core modules

Animal and Plant Biology

Biodiversity and Evolution

Earth Systems

Energy Systems

Global Environmental Issues

Physical Geography and Geology Field Work

Year 2 core modules

Cities and Sustainable Futures

Earth Observation and GIS

Ecology and Biodiversity

Practical Conservation

Renewable Energy

The Anthropocene

Final-year core modules

Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Biogeography and Conservation

Environmental Resource Management

and one optional module

International Fieldtrip

Sustainability Project

Entry requirements

Any Level 3 subject is acceptable for entry to this course.

Normally entry qualifications can be accumulated from:
• any combination of Level 3 qualifications (for example, A/AS levels, BTEC Certificates/Diplomas, Access to Higher Education courses)
• High School Certificate or Diploma with good grades completed after at least 12 years of primary and secondary education

English language and mathematics requirements
Normally, evidence of English language and mathematical skills equivalent to at least GCSE grade 4 is required. We consider a wide range of English and maths qualifications alternative to GCSEs. Please contact our admissions staff for advice.

Non-EU international students who need a student visa to study in the UK should check our web pages on UKVI-compliant English language requirements. The University also provides pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet the minimum English language requirement.

Entry to 2022/23 academic year

Fee for UK applicants
£9,250 a year

Fee for international applicants
£14,000 a year

Career opportunities

As an environmental science graduate, you could work in environmental consultancies, governmental agencies and NGOs, providing a variety of environmental solutions for your clients. Your roles and responsibilities could include:

• land management
• water resources management
• air quality management
• waste management
• biodiversity and natural assets conservation
• ecosystem services provision
• environmental impact assessment
• environmental audit
• environmental education
• public perception of their environment
• energy strategies
• environmental management systems.