Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency (Single) with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

Our four-year BSc Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency with a foundation year degree, is ideal for students who dont meet the necessary requirements to enter the degree at year one. Our climate and environments are changing at unprecedented and alarming rates. Now is the time to act boldly to forge effective local and global responses to the planetary crisis and societal emergency.<br/>We live in Climate Emergency. Our climate and our environments are changing at the alarming rates, with devastating consequences for the natural environments, threatening the life of present and future generations.<br/><br/>**Why Swansea?**<br/>- Top 100 in the World for Geography (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024)<br/><br/><br/>- Top 201-250 in the World for Environmental Sciences (QS World University Rankings 2025)<br/><br/><br/>This unique interdisciplinary BSc Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency degree builds on the excellence and expertise of two departments Biosciences and Geography to equip the next generation of graduates who will have a profound understanding of environmental and social science to act boldly, and deliver the next generation of adaptations, mitigations, and solutions.<br/><br/>We are ideally placed to offer exceptional fieldwork opportunities. Just a short drive from the UKs first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Gower Peninsula, you will have easy access to Bannau Brycheiniog, rural west Wales and the urban and industrial landscapes of South Wales.<br/><br/>Throughout this degree , you will be trained to use your wealth of academic, laboratory, and fieldwork with a strong emphasis on active and practical learning, problem-solving and authentic assessment<br/><br/>This is an exciting degree programme designed to equip students from across the world with the interdisciplinary expertise gained from the range of climate change, geography, ecology, conservation and social justice modules.<br/><br/>Please come along to our next Open Day or get in touch for further information. Book an Open Day here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/our-open-days/

Kickstart a bright future at Swansea University.<br/><br/>With around 300,000 residents, Swansea isn't the biggest city this side of the Severn, but she's got a big personality! Whether you like to explore the outdoors, take in a bit of culture, or anything in between, Swansea has something for everyone.<br/><br/>As a student at Swansea University, you'll benefit from a friendly, inclusive community and opportunities to gain skills that last a lifetime. Alongside first-class resources that include a mock court room, indoor athletics centre & virtual reality lab, you'll learn from leading academics, in a supportive and nurturing environment.<br/><br/>With 120 societies, 50 sports clubs and 12 months of must-see events, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy between lectures.<br/><br/>Whoever you are and whoever you want to be, you'll find yourself right at home in Swansea.