Environmental Science Modules

The Environmental Science modules listed below will be offered in academic year 2012-2013. Please note that the modules listed may be subject to change and that final module selection will depend on academic approval of your module choice at both the point of application and the academic advising session before Matriculation.

Level 3

EV32001 Reconstructing Past Environments

30 credits, Semester 2
This module develops understanding of the nature of environmental change and of the methods used to reconstruct past environments; it also examines how ongoing climate change will alter the earth.

EV31004 Biogeography

30 credits, Semester 1
Students will learn to understand why different organisms inhabit the Earth in different places. The mechanism by which they move and adapt to change is of importance to understanding how life will adapt to environmental change. The module also covers the key drivers behind environmental change (such as carbon uptake) and implementation of effective conservation measures to protect and conserve all species.

EV31003 Environmental Remote Sensing

30 credits, Semester 1
This module provides an overview of the physical principles of remote sensing and covers a number of environmental applications of Earth observation techniques. Theoretical understanding developed in lectures is combined with 'hands-on' practical skills in digital image processing and air photograph interpretation.

BI32028 - Ecology and Conservation Biology

30 credits, Semester 2
This module introduces the basic principles of ecology and conservation biology, covering fundamental aspects of population and evolutionary ecology and community ecology and examines the challenges and opportunities posed by conservation.

In addition to these modules, Level 3 Environmental Science students can also choose from the following Geography modules:

GE31003 - Population Geography

30 credits, Semester 1
This module focuses on demographic change in the developed and developing worlds and addresses key questions about processes such as mortality, fertility and internal migration.

GE31004 Hydrology and Water Resources

30 credits, Semester 2
This module focuses on the applied aspects of hydrology and water resource managements. Issues addressed include flooding and climate change, managing the water balance in river basin catchments, and examining how hydrological hazards can be managed for the benefit of people and the environment.

GE31002 Glacial Processes and Environments

30 credits, Semester 2
This module takes you to the spectacular ice covered parts of the planet to discover how glaciers form, how they tell us about climate change, and how their motion impacts on the shape of the landscape.

GE32012 Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

30 credits, Semester 1
This module introduces students to the principles of GIS, covers data entry, management, analysis and mapping of spatial information, and involves the execution of a GIS project to solve a particular environmental or social problem.