BSc (Hons) Environmental Geography
Course Overview
This course offers an integrated study of Environmental Geography, uniquely bridging the physical and social sciences to understand and solve pressing human-environment challenges. Students develop expert skills in researching and analyzing issues like climate change, sustainability, and resource management at scales from local to global. The program features extensive fieldwork in diverse locations, from the Scottish Highlands to Iceland, and prepares graduates for highly sought-after careers through a strong emphasis on practical research and analytical capabilities.
Key Program Highlights
- Unique integration of physical and human geography to address real-world environmental problems like climate change and biodiversity loss.
- Extensive fieldwork opportunities, including residential courses in the Scottish Highlands and a choice of international destinations like Iceland or Spain.
- Develops highly marketable skills in geographical analysis, statistical methods, and geographical information systems (GIS).
- Option to combine with professional qualifications in Secondary Education or Outdoor Education.
- Conduct an original Honours research project, often contributing to national and international research programmes.
Tuition fee
Apply by
Start date
Sep 2026
Jan 2027
Duration
Campus
Mode of study
Fees and deadlines depend on the selected options. Fees and currency conversion are approximate.
Offer response
1 weeks after your application is submitted
Compare Courses!
You can now compare courses and find which one suits you the best.
Course Overview
This course offers an integrated study of Environmental Geography, uniquely bridging the physical and social sciences to understand and solve pressing human-environment challenges. Students develop expert skills in researching and analyzing issues like climate change, sustainability, and resource management at scales from local to global. The program features extensive fieldwork in diverse locations, from the Scottish Highlands to Iceland, and prepares graduates for highly sought-after careers through a strong emphasis on practical research and analytical capabilities.
Key Program Highlights
- Unique integration of physical and human geography to address real-world environmental problems like climate change and biodiversity loss.
- Extensive fieldwork opportunities, including residential courses in the Scottish Highlands and a choice of international destinations like Iceland or Spain.
- Develops highly marketable skills in geographical analysis, statistical methods, and geographical information systems (GIS).
- Option to combine with professional qualifications in Secondary Education or Outdoor Education.
- Conduct an original Honours research project, often contributing to national and international research programmes.
Requirements
The requirements may vary based on your selected study options.
Modules
- Building Planet Earth
- People and the Environment
- Accounting and Finance for Managers
- Our Blue Planet
- Introduction to Computing Science
- Economic Decision Making and Markets
- Introduction to Education: Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology
- Introduction to Literary Studies: Genre
- Media 1: An Introduction to Media Studies and Industries
- The French-Speaking World 1
- Introductory French 1
- The Making of Modern Britain 1707 to 2000: An Introduction
- Introduction to Journalism Studies
- Language and Society
- Mathematics I
- Discrete Structures
- The Global Business Environment: An Introduction
- Philosophy: What is it all About?
- People, Power, and the State: An Introduction to Politics
- Religion in the Modern World
- Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introductory Spanish 1
- Global Environmental Issues
- Landscape Evolution
- Our Thirsty Planet: Man and the Aquatic Environment
- Introduction to Physiology
- Programming and User Interface Design
- Introduction to Data Science
- Understanding the Wider Economy
- Introductory Economics
- Introduction to Education: Politics, Policy and Practice
- Introduction to Literary Studies: Theories & Approaches
- The Moving Image
- The French-Speaking World 2
- Introductory French 2
- Concepts of History: Themes and Transformations
- Ethical Issues in Journalism
- Foundations of Language
- Practical Statistics
- Mathematics II
- The Management Challenge: An Introduction
- How Should We Live?: Philosophy, Ethics, and Life
- Political Concepts and Ideas
- Religion Colonialism and Nationalism
- Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Introductory Spanish 2
- Applying a Social Policy Lens
- Wicked Problems, Sustainable Solutions
- Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach
- Field skills for Sustainable Solutions
- Introduction to Aquatic Environments
- Evolution and Genetics
- Data Structures, Objects and Algorithms
- Scripting for Data Science
- Why is the world like this? Economic perspectives on society
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Literary Revolutions
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Personal Finance
- Reading Film & Television
- The French-Speaking World 3
- Intermediate French
- Renaissance Reformation and Revolution: Scotland 1542-1715
- Reputations in History
- People Management
- Language and the Brain
- Analysis I
- Fundamentals of Sustainability in Management
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- From Plato to Existentialism
- Understanding International Politics
- The Social Mind
- Religion and Culture: Problems of Representation
- Spanish and Latin American Studies 3
- Intermediate Spanish
- Understanding Global Sport
- Environmental Resilience
- Statistical Techniques
- Science of Diving
- Biodiversity
- The Organisation of Business
- Introduction to Digital Storytelling
- Managing Information
- Systems
- Programming Language Paradigms
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Statistics for Economics, Business and Management
- Writing and History: Scotland and Empire
- Writing and Theory
- Writing and Language
- The Biosphere
- Finance II
- Digital Media and Culture
- The French-Speaking World 4
- Rebellion and Enlightenment: Scotland 1713 to 1815
- People, Policy and Practice
- Operations Management
- Optimisation in Theory and Practice
- Numerical Analysis
- Linear Algebra
- Socially Responsible Marketing
- The Business of eSports
- Knowledge and Mind
- Moral Theory
- Comparative Politics - States, People, Power
- Great Political Thinkers
- Research Methods
- Brain and Behaviour
- Inventing Religion: Origins, Methods and Critique
- Global Retailing in Society
- The Development of Social Theory
- Foundations of Sport Development and Coaching
- Environmental Policy and Management
- Geographical Information Systems
- Living Soils
- Habitat Management and Restoration
- Sustainable Water Management
- Outdoor education in practice: work placement
- Glaciers and Landscape
- Scotland Field Course
- Statistics Using R
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Landscapes
- Earth Observation
- International Field Course
- Mountain Leader Assessment
- Environmental Hazards
- Energy and Society
- Biological and Environmental Sciences Honours Project Start
- Living Soils
- Habitat Management and Restoration
- Sustainable Water Management
- Conservation Placement
- Glaciers and Landscape
- Scotland Field Course
- Statistics Using R
- Biological and Environmental Sciences Honours Project
- Sustainable Landscapes
- Earth Observation
- Mountain Leader Assessment
- Sustainable Development
- Environmental Hazards
- Energy and Society
The all-in-one solution for your study-abroad needs
Download the Edvoy app now
Related courses
Tuition fee
Apply by
Start date
Sep 2026
Jan 2027
Duration
Campus
Mode of study
Fees and deadlines depend on the selected options. Fees and currency conversion are approximate.
Offer response
1 weeks after your application is submitted
