Environmental Science Bsc (hons) in University of Portsmouth, UK

Environmental Science Bsc (hons) in University of Portsmouth

From climate change to depleting natural resources, our planet faces many challenges. Environmental scientists stand on the front line in tackling these issues. If you want to join them, this is the course for you.

On this BSc (Hons) Environmental Science degree course, you’ll explore how the environment is changing and what steps we're taking to minimise our impact on it. You’ll use the latest tech to analyse pollutants, soil structure and water quality and go on plenty of field trips to put your skills to work outside of the classroom.

This course is your first step towards professional certification as an Environmental Scientist. The Government is putting sustainability at the heart of policy making. So your skills will be in high demand for a wide range of Master’s, PhD’s and jobs within the environmental sector including academia, business or Government positions.

On this course, you can do your final year project abroad. Previous students have gone to Brazil, Canada, the USA, Romania, Ukraine, Tenerife, Singapore, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Costa Rica, Zakynthos and Iceland.

Careers and opportunities

After the course, you could go on to study Master’s PhD’s, work in academia, business and Government in a wide range of environmental specialties such as, conservation, pollution monitoring and control, waste management, sustainability, audit and assessment, climate change and energy resources.

What jobs can you do with an Environmental Science degree?

Roles our graduates have taken on include:

• Environmental chemist
• Environmental consultant
• Geographic information scientist
• Conservation officer
• Waste Management Manager
• Environmental Policy officer
• Hydrologist
• Climate change modeller

After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

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