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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Singleton Park Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Singleton Park Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
Select a an exam type
Our three-year Environmental Geoscience course is a highly engaging and informative degree designed for students seeking to gain an in-depth understanding of the Earth's natural processes glacial environments and processes and restructuring quaternary environmental change. With modules combining physical geography with aspects of geology that cover a wide range of topics such as:• Earth Systems• Natural hazards• Environmental parameters • Human and Physical GeographyStudents are equipped with practical, numerical and computational skills to tackle the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Exceptional fieldwork opportunities providing hands-on experience, visiting the UK's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Gower Peninsula, to locations across the world such as Austria, Borneo, Mallorca, Colorado and Sikkim in the Indian Himalayas as well as laboratory research; preparing you for a career in environmental management, conservation, or consultancy. Overall, this course is an excellent choice for students passionate about positively impacting the planet and eager to explore the fascinating world of environmental geoscience.You'll also get to develop some valuable transferable skills in your penultimate year of study abroad. During your year abroad, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a new culture, make international friends, and gain a unique perspective on your studies. You may also have the chance to learn or improve your language skills and explore exciting new places.Participating in a year abroad program can be an incredible and enriching experience that will help you develop personal and professional skills. It can also give you a competitive edge in the job market, as employers value candidates who have international experience and are able to adapt to new situations.We guarantee that you will be made a conditional offer for a course at Swansea University. Subject requirements will apply. Please come along to our next Open Day or get in touch for further information. Book an Open Day here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/our-open-days/
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBB - ABB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
ABBBC Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
120 - 128 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
32 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
including Geography or related subject.
ABBBC to include Grade B in Geography (or a related subject)
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Science or Humanities Accepted: 24 Distinctions and 15 Merits. Minimum of 3 Distinctions in Geography.
32 overall with 5 in Higher Level Geography
DDM any subject plus Grade B in A Level Geography.
Requirements are as for A levels where you can substitute the same non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade
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