BSc (Hons) Environmental Science
Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool John Moores University, City Campus, Liverpool
Course overview
About your course The environment is currently facing major challenges, such as climate change, pollution and decreasing biodiversity. Studying the BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science will allow you to investigate the challenges we are facing and learn how to tackle these pressing issues for future populations. Exploring the way in which our physical environment develops and how humans affect natural processes and interact within the world form the basis of the course.
This is a highly practical programme that provides you with ample background and practical knowledge for understanding environmental processes and interactions. It also offers plenty of opportunities to apply your knowledge in practical contexts. Fieldwork, completed both in the UK and overseas, is integral to the course, with field trips to Greece and UK destinations, for example North Wales and the Peak District included in fees.
This programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge to address these issues, and prepare you for entry into the expanding green jobs employment sector. You will acquire skills and knowledge through practical learning and use of LJMUs state-of-the-art facilities, such as Geographical Information Systems facilities and analytical equipment.
Key highlights
- Fieldwork in Greece, North Wales and the Peak District included in fees
- Highly practical programme with fieldwork integral throughout
- Access to Geographical Information Systems facilities and analytical equipment
- Explores climate change, pollution and declining biodiversity
- Optional placement year available as a four-year route
- Prepares graduates for the expanding green jobs sector
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of the course start date
Scholarships
Early Bird Tuition Fee Discount
We are excited to offer a £500 Early Payment Discount to all self-funded international students.
Up to £500Sport Scholarship Scheme
Our Sport Scholarship scheme is one of the leading initiatives the UK and helps talented students fulfil both their sporting and their academic potential. You’ll receive cash bursaries.
Undergraduate International Achievement Scholarship
£3,000 tuition fee discount towards each year of their studies.
Up to £3,000
Careers this course leads to
- Environmental consultant
- Environmental officer
- GIS analyst
- Sustainability officer
- Conservation officer
- Environmental scientist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,050 per year | International: £18,740 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Liverpool John Moores University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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