Comments about BSc Environmental Biology - At the institution - Reading - Berkshire
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Objectives
The interaction between living organisms and their environment is a subject of increased public concern and debate. Environmental Biology has its major emphasis on natural populations, their evolution, regulation and conservation. Well-informed graduates are needed to contribute to the debate to ensure that we safeguard our natural environment and the biodiversity that it supports.
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Entry requirements
There are different entry qualifications for each programme. Some programmes require you to have a certain amount of knowledge in a subject before you begin the degree programme – this is called a ‘subject requirement’. Other programmes do not have any specific subject requirements. All programmes will, however, expect you to have reached a certain standard in your education and will ask you to achieve certain grades in your examinations. Most programmes have a standard offer so that you know in advance what you are likely to need. Please note that even if you have the minimum entry qualifications, you are not necessarily guaranteed a place on the degree programme.
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Academic title
BSc Environmental Biology
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Course description
Year 1
-Humans and the Changing World
-Exploiters and Exploited
-Ecology: Species and their Interactions
-Plant Structure and Function
-Soil: Principles and Management
-The Living Cell
-Genes and Chromosomes
-Introductory Microbiology
-Mammals: Diversity, Behaviour and Conservation
Year 2
-Evolution and Development
-Habitat Management
-Evolution and Classification of Plant Diversity
-Applied Ecology
-Practical Skills: Field Course
-Science Communication
-Molecular Biology of Gene Expression
-Vertebrate Zoology
-Environmental Systems
-Environmental Monitoring
-Flora of Britain
Final Year
-Research Project
-Advanced Experimental Design and Interpretation
-Applied and Environmental Microbiology
-Conservation Biology
-Botany Field Course or Marine Biology Field Course
-Environmental Issues
-Animal Diversity
-Ecological Physiology and Biochemistry
-Soil, Vegetation and Atmosphere
-Soil and the Global Environment
