environmental sciences bsc(hons) 2014

Why study Environmental Sciences BSc(Hons) at the University of Brighton?

Dr Graeme Awcock, course leader

G.J.Awcock@brighton.ac.uk

Excellence in teaching and support

Lectures

Laboratory work

Small group work

Field-based

Seminars

Tutorials

• Course Leader – general issues/management of deadlines

• Personal Tutor – pastoral care

• Module Leader – academic issues

• Student Support and Guidance Tutor – personal and study support from non-academic

• StudentCentral – a web-based virtual learning environment, available everywhere, 24/7

Support network

A leading professional university

Learning environmental skills in the field

Destinations: GreeceSicily

• Environment Agency

• Meteorological Office

• Port of London Authority

• Field Studies Centre

• Local authorities

• Conservation Organisations

• Industry

• Central Government

• International placements...

Previous work placements

Career-focused

Careers

• Career Planning Agreement:eg job study integrated into year 2 module

• University Careers Centre• Our Destinations survey data tell us 96

per cent of School of Environment and Technology students are working or studying six months after graduation

Civil Engineering Companies

Ecological Consultancy

Recycling

GIS

Environmental Officer

Environmental Monitoring & Remediation

Planning

Teaching……

• Information Technology including Geographical Information Systems (GIS)and data management software

• Research and data handling including research design, analysis and interpretation

• Presentation skills (written and oral) through posters, seminars and discussion

Skills-based learning

Facilities fit for the twenty-first century

Public health laboratory

Geochemistry suite

Differential GPS

Industry standard software

Innovative and relevant

GIS/remote sensing skills

Qualitative skills

Employer based

Multi-skilled

A great place to be a student

Course structure

One of the major challenges for human society is to understand and address environmental issues resulting from population growth, global climate change and ecosystem degradation

There are four pathways associated with career opportunities:

• Environmental management and sustainability

• Environmental hazards • Ecology and conservation• Environmental pollution

Year 1 course structure

Fundamentals of Physical Geography

Global Environmental Issues and Management

Introduction to Environmental Hazards

Introduction to fieldwork

Skills for Independent Learning

Options: Science, Geography or Language

Ecological Processes 1

Introduction to Environmental Chemistry

Data Presentation & Analysis for Environmental Scientists

Year 2 modules

All students study:FieldworkFurther StatisticsSkills for Research and Careers

Year 2 module options include:

• Alternative and Renewable Energy• Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry • Climate Change• Community Engagement: Theory Into Practice• Environmental Conservation and Management• Environmental Pollution and Control• Evolution and Diversity• Ecological Techniques• Environmental and Spatial Planning • Geographical Information Systems • Ice Age Earth• Sustainable Development

Final year module options include:

• Air Quality Management• Applied Remote Sensing• Applied Ecology and Conservation• Biogeography• Environmental Assessment• Environmental Change in Low Latitudes• Freshwater Processes and Ecosystems• Geohazards• Medical Geography• Oceanography• Plant and Animal Interactions• Political Ecology• Waste Management

Final year project

• Independent research

• Guidance by expert staff

• Explore a topic of interest

• Possibility of fieldwork abroad

• Link with future career

Enjoy the rest of your visit

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