Environmental Science Bangor

[Peppin Kishore]

EnvironmentalScientists are needed more than ever by industry, government, and society. This degree brings together a wide range of subjects to explore the most important environmental issues, such as climate change, pollution, renewable energy, and food security. This degree covers biology (giving you an understanding of organisms, their environments, and their communities), chemistry (providing an understanding of many natural environmental processes and pollution), earth science (giving you a background in global processes), and land and water resource management. This combination of subject areas, combined with many practical sessions and field trips, creates a degree that is both fascinating and rewarding.

Our location makes Bangor an ideal place to study Environmental Science as there is access to a wide range of natural environments ranging from the coast, to the varied landscape of Snowdonia National Park with its long history of multiple land use, mining, and quarrying. Field trips are central throughout our Environmental Science degree. As well as local trips, we have residential trips further afield.

We have close links with local, national, and international organisations that employ environmental scientists, helping us to ensure that our degree is relevant and up to date.

This degree is accredited by the Institution of Environmental Science (IES). Following an accredited degree will make you more employable and you will receive numerous benefits throughout your degree, such as a monthly newsletter and magazine with opportunities to publish articles current issues, news about jobs, and free or reduced entry to relevant events. It is also the first step on an environmental career path which could take you to Chartered Status.

This course is available with a Placement Year option where you will study for 1 additional year. The Placement Year is undertaken at the end of the second year and students are away for the whole of the academic year.

The Placement Year provides you with a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop valuable skills and contacts through working with a self-sourced organisation relevant to your degree subject. The minimum period in placement (at one or more locations) is seven calendar months; more usually you would spend 10-12 months with a placement provider. You would normally start sometime in the period June to September of your second year and finish between June and September the following year. Placements can be UK-based or overseas and you will work with staff to plan and finalise the placement arrangements.

You will have the opportunity to fully consider this option when you have started your course at Bangor and can make an application for a transfer onto this pathway at the appropriate time. Read more about the work experience opportunities that may be available to you or, if you have any questions, please get in touch.

During this time, you will come to understand the foundations of Environmental Science and deepen your understanding of the topic. A range of interesting and exciting modules will bring alive this fantastic subject for you! You will see and hear first-hand about world-leading research projects being conducted at our school as we integrate research into our teaching.

You will be able to choose a wide range of topics to study in your modules, meaning you can follow your interests in Environmental Science. The highlight is when you complete your Honours Project; an individual research project on a topic of interest to you, possibly in conjunction with an outside organisation.

Course-specific additional costs

Depending on the course you are studying, there may be additional course-specific costs that you will be required to meet. These fall into three categories:

International Candidates: International Candidates: school leaving qualifications that are equivalent to A levels/Level 3 and/or college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements). More information can be found on our International pages.

We also consider applications from mature students who can demonstrate the motivation and commitment to study a university programme. Each year we enrol a significant number of mature students. For more information about studying as a mature student, see our Studying at Bangor section of the website.

For detailed guidance on the entry requirements for EU and International Students, including the minimum English Language entry requirement, please visit the Entry Requirements by Country pages. International applicants can also visit the International Education Centre section of our website for further details.

Bangor University offers International Incorporated Bachelor Degrees for International students whose High School qualification is not equivalent to the UK school leaving qualification. The first year (or Year 0) is studied at Bangor University International College, an embedded College on our University campus and delivered by Oxford International Education Group.

The Foundation Year is an excellent introduction to studying this subject at university and will provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence required to go on to study this course at degree-level.

Bangor is a great location for studying and researching environmental issues as we are minutes away from a huge diversity of landscapes and environments. You will benefit from first-hand interaction with staff that are at the forefront of their field.

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We have been recognised for our teaching and research in environmental science and management. Students who study here benefit from first-hand interaction with staff that are at the forefront of their field. We are active across a whole range of disciplines, leading research into some of the most pressing environmental issues across the world.

All this is made easier by the fact that Bangor is in such a great location for studying and researching environmental issues; we are minutes away from a huge diversity of landscapes and environments. We also have unique lab and field facilities and long history of working with governments, industry and employers.

Environmental Science offers complete flexibility in your choice of career path. You can expect to find employment in industrial organisations, advisory agencies, local government, and in research and development, either within Europe or overseas. It also provides a good basis for teaching and working in the media. You may also consider pursuing a postgraduate research PhD.

Bangor University has been at the forefront of research in the environmental sciences for decades. The diversity of staff interests and expertise mean that our research helps provide answers to fundamental theoretical and applied problems in the environmental sciences, as well as directing our teaching. Amongst others, on-going studies focus on climate change, waste management and utilisation, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems, lifecycle assessments and carbon footprints, environmental microbiology (e.g. antibiotic resistance and pathogens), food security (e.g. sustainable intensification), and many aspects of soil science. The research emphasis is highly international. Many of the team are invited experts on government committees, and we are particularly active in engaging with the public to publicise our work. Our staff are active in the following areas of research.

We have excellent facilities for research, including our 252 hectare research station (Henfaes Research Station), where many projects are based; glass houses, laboratories, a rhizotron, and Environment Centre Wales.

We collaborate with people from around the world, including academic experts and industry. Many of the team are invited experts on government committees, and we are particularly active in engaging with the public to publicise our work. Collectively, this helps to ensure that our research has real-world application and relevance. The research emphasis is highly international, with projects based in every continent in the world, from the Arctic to the Antarctic.

Amongst others, on-going studies address a range of issues, including climate change, waste management and utilisation, nutrient cycling and optimising their use, greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems, lifecycle assessments and carbon footprints, environmental microbiology (e.g. antibiotic resistance and pathogens), food security (e.g. sustainable intensification), and many aspects of soil science.

I am interested in making conservation more effective by doing better evaluations of conservation policy and practice. I am both interested in ex-post evaluations with existing (almost inevitably flawed) designs and data, but I am even more interested in looking forward and finding opportunities to design interventions and data collection in parallel to allow a clearer understanding of "is conservation working"?

I am currently the Prince Bernhard Chair in International Nature Conservation at Utrecht University. The Prince Bernhard Chair (funded by WWF-The Netherlands) is appointed for a term of five years. The purpose of the Chair is to serve international nature conservation through strengthening the link between conservation science and practice, while opening new avenues for multidisciplinary approaches. You can watch my inaugural lecture here.

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