Environmental Science BSc (Hons) at University of Liverpool

Our Environmental Science degree provides an exceptional range of study opportunities delivered by world leading researchers from across the School of Environmental Sciences.

Our degree is accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences and will give you an in-depth understanding of both natural and human induced environmental problems. All of our modules centre on real world issues and application including climate change, pollution, and natural hazards.

Programme in detail

Environmental Science at Liverpool provides a broad choice of modules throughout your time here. Our wide-ranging Year One allows you to discover different aspects of Environmental Science providing key knowledge, before you have the opportunity to focus on your particular interests within one of our five Year Two and Year Three module pathways. These pathways follow different Environmental Science themes, including:

• Earth and Surface Processes
• Ecology and the Environment
• Oceans
• Society, Sustainability and the Environment
• Digital Environments

Our students are encouraged to choose optional modules from different pathways, and include laboratory and field base practical work, environmental management, geospatial analysis and introductions to coding and environmental modelling. Together, these provide key knowledge and skills for a career in environmental science.

From your first week to your final year, field classes and laboratory practicals are an integral part of your learning, and provide a firm grounding in the latest techniques and technologies in environmental science. You will learn through a combination of individual and group work, including practicals using research-grade equipment in our purpose built (£23 million) Central Teaching Laboratories.

In addition to making the most of Liverpool’s coastal location, you will have the opportunity to undertake fieldwork in locations such as Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire, the Peak District, Portugal, Iceland and California.

Career prospects

Throughout your time at Liverpool, you will receive training in key career skills such as mock interviews, and CV/cover letter writing, while we also run specialised careers fairs to allow you to make the most of your degree after you graduate.

As part of an IES accredited programme, you will also have the chance to attend additional careers and skills training courses, have access to environmental sector linked job opportunities, and make progress towards Chartered Scientist/ Chartered Environmentalist status.

Environmental Science at Liverpool is focused on providing you with the key knowledge and practical skills to be successful within the environmental sector. Our graduates are experienced in report writing, field and laboratory practical skills, oral presentations, project planning, and increasingly coding and modelling skills that are highly sought after by employers.

Our graduates are employed in a variety of areas both within and outside the environmental sector, including:

• Conservation management
• Geotechnical surveying
• Environmental consultancy
• Accountancy
• Education
• Environmental research.