About Environmental Science With Optional Placement Year Bsc (hons) in Ulster University

In Year 1 students start with a residential field school and then study modules related to environmental sustainability, understanding environmental systems, climate change and data analysis skills relevant to the environmental scientist.

In Year 2 students study geographic information systems and remote sensing, environmental planning, land and water ecology, atmospheric processes, freshwater systems and pollution, coastal and marine systems (for the marine science pathway), enterprise, business and employability and attend a residential overseas field school (usually in Portugal).

In the final year students continue geographic information systems and remote sensing and other modules focus on environmental change, environmental challenges and management, applications of water science and pollution remediation, physical and biological oceanography (for the marine science pathway) and a research project on a specific environmental problem.

Students also have the option to extend their academic studies by electing to study abroad for a year or by working in industry/business. This additional year spent away from Ulster University is taken in the third year.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Students who have successfully completed Standard XII examinations will be considered for entry onto our undergraduate degrees across the full disciplinary spectrum.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS :6.0 overall including 5.5 in all elements
• TOEFL IBT: 80 overall including R=18, L=17, S=20, W=17
• PTE: 56 R, L, S, W = 51

Ulster University Highlights

Ulster University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

If you are an aspirant of the Ulster University, an estimated budget is the first thing that you must be planning after having made up your mind of applying at the institute in the upcoming session. For your ease, a list of expenses for international students in the UK is as compiled below.

Tuition Fee

Since fee for various courses at the institute varies, a tabulated description of fees for some of the courses is as follows:

For Full-Time Courses:

Postgraduate Studies

Cost of Living

Other expenses that you might want to consider apart from basic tuition while planning your financial budget is as mentioned below. Note that the amount is not university specific but general in nature.