environmental sciences bsc(hons) 2014
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Why study Environmental Sciences BSc(Hons) at the University of Brighton?
Dr Graeme Awcock, course leader
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