Undergraduate

Environmental Studies

UK University

Overview

Environmental Studies is taught at a number of UK universities, and the entry terms are set department by department rather than nationally. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.

Teaching in Environmental Sciences covers policy and regulation alongside the science, because most graduate roles sit where the two meet.

Applications open around a year ahead of the intake. Getting the documents together early is what keeps the September date realistic.

Entry requirements

Careers opportunities

Most of this sector's work sits with land managers, consultancies and regulators rather than with laboratories, and a great deal of it is field based. Employers weigh a placement year or a season of practical work as heavily as the degree classification.

Roles graduates go into

  • Environmental consultant
  • Agronomist
  • Sustainability officer
  • Conservation officer
  • Land or estate manager
  • Environmental compliance analyst

Where they work

  • Environmental consultancies
  • Farming and agri-supply businesses
  • The Environment Agency and Natural England
  • Water and utility companies
  • Conservation charities and trusts
After the course

Chartered status through the Institution of Environmental Sciences or a licence to practise from a sector body is the usual next step, and both count a year of logged practice.

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