Working towards a sustainable, healthy future for people and the environment is a priority. Climate change scenarios indicate the urgent need to work towards this. The Environmental Science degree at Liverpool Hope is designed to give you the best possible opportunities to develop practical skills relevant to the workplace and to deal with the growing global concerns over the environment.The degree covers various aspects of Environmental Science through an investigation of environmental geosciences (geology, Earth materials, environmental resources and hazard management), biodiversity, ecology, aspects of environmental biology, and human/environment interactions. The degree also looks at environmental challenges such as habitat loss, climate change, resource management, and a range of other key environmental issues. Environmental Science prepares you to work individually and collectively towards an environmentally sustainable and socially conscious future. After completing the degree, you will have appropriate knowledge and understanding that makes you well suited to contributing to the solutions presented by the environmental challenges facing modern society. Liverpool is a great setting to study our BSc Environmental Science, due to having surroundings that include stunning upland and coastal landscapes of international conservation importance.A Placement Year option is available for this course. Undertaking a placement year as part of your degree programme offers you the opportunity to gain valuable work experience alongside your studies.CareersThe BSc Environmental Science is professionally accredited by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. If you successfully complete this accredited degree you are eligible for graduate membership of CIEEM and use the letters Grad CIEEM after your name. Environmental challenges at all scales require specialist knowledge and skills to address them. As a graduate in environmental science you will be well equipped to meet the science or environmental management needs of many sectors of employment. Employment opportunities exist in particular in growth areas such as sustainable development, renewable energy industries and in the development of green economies, in both the private and public sectors. Course specific career options include:Environmental / sustainability consultant, Nature conservation officer, Environmental education officer, Environmental manager, Careers in local authorities for example a Waste, Management or Recycling OfficerCareers in statutory agencies such as the Environment Agency (EA), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and Natural EnglandCareers in the environmental charity sectorThis BSc Environmental Science is particularly suited to those wishing to pursue a career working with ecology and / or environmental management and will equip you with the practical, numerical and computational skills that are valued by many employers. Some of our graduates go on to train to be teachers, while others go on to further study at Masters and / or Doctorate levels.