Environmental Science (BSc) - 2012/2013 entry

You will have the opportunity to attend field courses, and many classes involve a laboratory-based component. Techniques for studying the environment are an important area of study – you will use computers for data analysis and cover the establishment of geographical information systems.

Find out more about studying at Birkbeck and what our students say about our geography- and environment-related programmes.

• Gain a scientific understanding of the environment, by approaching it through the disciplines of ecology, geography and geology.
• Multidisciplinary programme bringing together environmental experts from a number of Birkbeck departments.

The programme starts with foundation modules in ecology, geography and geology, and moves on to more advanced modules that allow you to explore chosen topics in greater depth.

Years 1 and 2

Foundation modules in:

• Global Environmental Issues
• Humans and Environment
• Introductory Geology
• Ecological Communities
• Environmental Processes
• Methods, Analysis and Techniques (with field courses in the UK and overseas).

Years 3 and 4

A choice of option modules, including: 

• Applied Hydrology
• Coastal Processes and Management
• Conservation – People, Policy and Practice
• Earth History
• Ecological Survey and Monitoring
• Environmental Interpretation
• Environmental Modelling
• Principles of Geographical Information Systems
• Remote Sensing and Image Processing
• Species and Population.

Modules taught by other departments may also be available.

You will undertake an independent project in Years 3 and 4.

We offer student support and have a range of research resources.

We offer an MSc/MRes Business Strategy and Environment, MSc Climate Change Management and MSc Environmental Management (Protected Area/Countryside Management).

Graduates go on to careers in countryside management, conservation, environmental education, tourism, planning and policy-making.

• We suggest you apply as early as possible.
• Interviews by arrangement.