Environmental Science BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Environmental Science BSc (Hons)
Our BSc Environmental Science degree is built around a distinctive competency-based approach, designed to ensure you’ll graduate with both the scientific knowledge and the practical skills employers value.
Throughout your degree, you’ll learn from experts who are recognised internationally for their research and are committed to supporting your academic and professional development.
You’ll explore key areas including ecosystem dynamics, oceanography, climate change, environmental law and sustainability, while developing expertise in data analysis, digital and geosp...
Our BSc Environmental Science degree is built around a distinctive competency-based approach, designed to ensure you’ll graduate with both the scientific knowledge and the practical skills employers value.<br/><br/>Throughout your degree, you’ll learn from experts who are recognised internationally for their research and are committed to supporting your academic and professional development.<br/><br/>You’ll explore key areas including ecosystem dynamics, oceanography, climate change, environmental law and sustainability, while developing expertise in data analysis, digital and geospatial technologies, field and laboratory methods, communication and problem-solving. These skills are embedded and assessed throughout the degree, allowing you to clearly track your professional development.<br/><br/>From Stage 2, you can tailor your studies through pathways in Environment and Ecosystems or Environment and Society, aligning your degree with your interests and allowing you to specialise.<br/><br/>An international field trip and a final-year independent research dissertation provide hands-on experience and specialist expertise, preparing you to succeed in environmental careers in a rapidly changing world.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site (Newcastle)
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
F850
Institution Code
N21
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,B,B,B
AABBB including one science subject from: Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Environmental Science and Physics. Mathematics required at National 5, minimum grade B (or Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 equivalent) if not offered at Higher Grade. Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:15
45 level 3 credits with 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit. To include 30 level 3 credits in relevant science subjects. A unit in mathematical studies or quantitative methods is essential.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32
32 points overall including one science subject at Higher Level grade 5 from: Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Environmental Science and Physics. Mathematics or Mathematical Studies at Standard Level grade 4 or above if not offered at Higher Level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD
DDD overall in a science-related subject to include physical or biological sciences and mathematics units. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1,H2,H2,H3,H3
H1H2H2H3H3 at Higher Level including one science subject from: Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Environmental Science and Physics. A minimum of grade H3 in Mathematics is required.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,M2,M2
D3, M2, M2 in Principal Subjects including one science subject from: Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Environmental Science and Physics. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required if not offered at a higher level.
Extended Project
We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.
A level
A,B,B
ABB including one science subject from: Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science and Physics. For Biology, Chemistry and Physics A Levels, we require a pass in the practical element. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required if not offered at a higher level.
T Level
Not Accepted
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