BSc (Hons) Climate Change with Placement Year

The need to address the climate emergency is now clear and pressing. A key part of our response is ensuring people have the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to build a green, low emission and climate-resilient future. As our economies transform to meet this challenge there is an increasing need for passionate graduates who can answer the demands of a changing job market. Climate change experts are required to help lead within business, government and the public sector, non-governmental organisations and research.

This exciting new course will immerse you in the interactions between climate, ecosystems and landscapes. You'll evaluate the human impacts on biophysical systems, on components of the climate system and the reciprocal impacts on human activity. You’ll learn about the effectiveness of different climate and energy policies, the performance of policy interventions and adaptation strategies, all within the context of debates about environmental governance and environmental justice. Climate change isn’t just a dimension to this course – it is the course.