Environmental Science

• Overview
• Course Structure
• Module Summaries
• Specialisation Pathways
• Fees and Bursaries
• Professional Bodies
• Related Courses
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Specialisation Pathways

By appropriate combinations of elective and optional topics at each level you will be able to tailor a course which will allow you to emphasise particular aspects of the environmental sciences, such as environmental management, aquatic environments, earth systems, and tourism and environment. Alternatively, you may want to keep your career options open and opt to take a more varied programme: at Bath Spa the choice is yours.

Environmental Management Pathway

Level 4 (Year 1)

Development & Sustainability, Biodiversity & Conservation

Level 5 (Year 2)

Coastal Zone Management, Health and Human Environments, Sustainable Communities, Global Environmental Change, Geohazards

Level 6 (Year 3)

Plant Community & Field Ecology, Wastes Management, Ecological Assessment, Managing Sustainability

Aquatic Environment Pathway

Level 4 (Year 1)

Biodiversity & Conservation

Level 5 (Year 2)

Coastal Zone Management

Level 6 (Year 3)

Marine Biology, River Management, Quaternary Environments

Earth Systems Pathway

Level 4 (Year 1)

Introduction to Physical Landscapes, Earth Observation - an Introduction

Level 5 (Year 2)

Coastal Zone Management, Geohazards

Level 6 (Year 3)

River Management, Climatology, Quaternary Environments

Tourism and Environment Pathway

Level 4 (Year 1)

Biodiversity & Conservation, Tourism Geographies

Level 5 (Year 2)

Wildlife Conservation, Global Environmental Change

Level 6 (Year 3)

Tourism: Contemporary Issues. Managing sustainability

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