
Overview
Within this Environmental Studies (Honours) BA degree from The Open University UK you'll learn that these challenges can only be addressed effectively if the complex connections between the societal (social, political, economic, cultural, and ethical) and the biophysical (geological, physical, ecological) dimensions of environmental issues are taken seriously.
Environmental issues are posing multiple challenges to people and ecosystems across the planet.
Key facts:
- Combines a thorough and interdisciplinary grounding in environmental change with a distinctive social sciences approach to environmental issues
- Teaches how the way that key environmental issues are understood, can make a difference in real world situations
- Enhances your employability with a valued combination of social and natural science knowledge and skills
Skills for career development
Employers value the diverse skills of social science graduates very highly. In addition, this interdisciplinary degree will provide you with the ability to work across the natural and social sciences and develop a particularly strong set of transferable skills.
You’ll develop the ability to:
- interpret, analyse, and critically evaluate quantitative and qualitative evidence
- apply learning to real world situations
- communicate effectively to a variety of audiences using different media
- employ a wide range of digital practices to find, use, and create data
- learn autonomously and plan, conduct, and present independent work
- work effectively with others to achieve joint outcomes.
Career opportunities:
A degree in environmental studies can lead to employment across the public, private and voluntary sectors. Businesses, public sector organisations and other employers increasingly have to deal with environment-related issues, making this course relevant to a wide range of professions, including:
- civil or diplomatic service
- environmental consultancy
- environmental education
- environmental health
- environmental management
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Courses include:
- Environment: journeys through a changing world
- Investigating the social world
- Environment and society
- Environment: sharing a dynamic planet
- Environment: responding to change
- Environmental policy in an international context
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
- Flexible
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Credits
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Environmental Engineering Environmental Economics & Policy Environmental Sciences View 13 other Bachelors in Environmental Sciences in United KingdomExplore more key information
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no formal entry requirements to study this qualification.
- This qualification begins with the module Environment: journeys through a changing world (U116) which offers a great deal of help with study skills, such as taking notes, writing essays and basic scientific expressions to build a solid foundation for further study.
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7472 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 22416 GBP for the full programme during 36 months. -
National
7272 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21816 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.
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