Comments about BSc Environmental Science - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire
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Objectives
The Environmental Science courses are based on a study of the aspects of the biological, ecological and physical sciences. These are particularly important for an understanding of the natural environment, and include field courses both in the UK and overseas. We offer a three-year BSc Honours course and a four-year MEnvSci, which adds an extra year for advanced research training. The courses are structured to provide a generic programme and several specialist routes. You can slant your degree towards areas of particular interest in global change, ecology and hydrology, or biology in the environment.
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Entry requirements
-GCE/VCE A levels - BBB-BBC -BTEC National Diploma - 1 Distinction and 2 Merits or 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BB -Scottish Highers - AABB -Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB -International Baccalaureate - 32 points -Core Requirements - 2 science subjects at GCE A Level or VCE A Level
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Academic title
BSc Environmental Science
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Course description
This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Biodiversity
-Comparative Physiology
-Earth's Changing Surface
-Ecosystems and Environmental Change
-Evolution
-Geoenvironmental Fieldwork Skills
-Geology and Resources of the Sheffield Region
-Information and Communication Skills for Geographers
-Physical Systems At The Global Scale
-Practical Skills in Biology 3
-Behaviour of Humans and Other Animals
-Geographical Data Analysis I
-Geographical Data Analysis II
-Origin and History of the Earth
-Population and Community Ecology
-Practical Methods for Physical Geography
-Region, Nation and World
-Reproduction, Development and Growth
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Atmospheres and Oceans
-Environmental Change
-Palaeoenvironments
-Animal Population and Community Ecology
-Animal and Plant Science Tutorials
-Biodiversity
-Data Analysis
-Environmental Interpretation Field Course
-Environmental Modelling
-Evolutionary Biology
-Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
-Introduction to Remote Sensing
-Plant Habitat and Distribution
-Plant Population and Community Ecology
-Plant, Cell and Environment
-World Ecosystems
-Atmospheres and Oceans
-Dryland Geomorphology
-Environmental Change
-Glacial Environments
-Palaeoenvironments
-Animal Population and Community Ecology
-Environmental Modelling
-Freshwater Ecology
-Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
-World Ecosystems
-Biology Projects
-Ecology Project
-Environmental Biology
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Issues in Environmental Science
-Contemporary Climate Change and Processes
-Development and Global Change
-Drylands Environments Fieldclass
-Environmental Impact Assessment
-GIS and the Environment
-Geo-Environmental Project
-Geographies of Health
-Geological Hazards
-Glacial Geology and Sedimentology
-Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphlogy
-Marine Environments
-Palaeocology and Evolution
-Planetary Geoscience
-Project
-Community Ecology
-Conservation and Management
-Ecotoxicology
-Environmental Regulation in Plants
-Global Change
-Land Contamination, Restoration and Revegetation
-Life in Extreme Environments
-Parasitism
-Soil Plant Relationships
