Geography and environmental sciences

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Our courses have a strong emphasis in areas traditionally associated with:

  • human geography
  • physical geography
  • urban development
  • historical geography
  • cultural geography
  • glaciology
  • natural hazards
  • geographical information systems (GIS)
  • ecology
  • conservation
  • environmental assessment
  • environmental management
  • sustainability
  • development and tourism
  • demography

What makes them a good choice is their practical element and the opportunities throughout the years to study field courses and go on exciting field trips.

In order to prepare you for employment when you graduate we offer you the option to choose a work placement year either in the UK or abroad or a study abroad year in America or in Europe in one of our partner institutions.

Our postgraduate courses are certified by the CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) and certain modules also allow you to gain accreditation from IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment).

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Undergraduate courses


Postgraduate courses 

Short courses

We also have a range of short courses for professionals who are interested in refreshing their knowledge and skills or just want to stay on top of new developments in the area of biosciences.

More information about our environmental short courses.