Environmental Science allows you a practical approach to all three sciences, from the creations of our Earth and its atmosphere to how we measure and predict change as well as looking to the further to ensure human existence on Earth.
Subject Information
Environmental Scientists – using a vast amount of experimental techniques and field study-based research – will explore the scientific systems of gathering data and evaluating evidence to support the future of our planet.
A natural curiosity about the world around you will help to thrive in Environmental Science. You will be passionate about our planet and have an interest in finding out more about the impact of human activity on Earth seeking ways in which environmental damage can be halted or even reversed.
Course Details
Environmental Science gives you the opportunity to gain insights and understanding of how geographical and biological components are interrelated in terms of the environment. You will have many opportunities to physically explore a variety of living and physical environments in field studies, workshops, day trips, guest lectures and residential trips. A huge draw for many students is measuring current levels of pollution, looking to energy and biological resources to ensure sustainability of life on Earth.
Subject Specific Entry Requirements
- Grades 6-6 in any two GCSE Sciences.
- Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics.
Where could Environmental Science take me?
Environmental Science will lead you to both answers and more questions, and sits particularly well alongside subjects like Biology, Chemistry or Geography. Environmental Science is a very wide subject, accepted by universities as relevant not only for Environmental Science degrees, but also for related degrees such as Oceanography, Geology, Marine Biology and Zoology. It can lead, with appropriate other subjects, to a wide range of careers including wildlife conservation, engineering, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, environmental law, tourism and sustainable architecture.
Reading List
- The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson
- Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, by Edward O. Wilson
- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert
- Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, by James Lovelock
- Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson
- The Ecology Book: big ideas simply explained, by Tony Juniper
- Statistics without Tears: An Introduction for Non-Mathematicians, by Rowntree, D (2018)
- Small is Beautiful, by E. F. Schumacher (1973/1993).
- Sustainability: A History, by Jeremy L. Caradonna (2016)
