Overview

This programme at the University of Leeds covers a broad span of environmental issues across the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere, allowing students to tailor their studies to their own interests. It builds a rounded understanding of how the natural and social sciences combine to explain environmental systems and the challenges facing them, supported by strong field and laboratory training.

What You'll Learn

• Foundational principles of the biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere, and how human society interacts with each

• Core geological concepts and processes, including plate tectonics, mineralogy, and Earth history

• Population, community, and ecosystem ecology through case study environments

• The properties of water and its role within the terrestrial environmental system

• Natural resources, their extraction and sustainable use, and the environmental consequences of exploitation

• Field, laboratory, and computing skills for environmental data collection, analysis, and visualisation

• Academic writing and presentation skills applied to environmental science

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to explain how the Earth's major environmental systems function and interact with human society. They will be able to apply scientific methods to monitor, collect, and analyse environmental data, and interpret findings using appropriate field and laboratory techniques. Students will also be able to evaluate the sustainability of resource use and communicate environmental science findings clearly, drawing on a broad understanding of natural and social scientific perspectives.