Environmental Science BSc (Hons)
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Please note this course is subject to validation. The first entry for this course will be September 2026. For September 2025 entry please visit Environmental Science BSc
Are you passionate about tackling climate change, conserving biodiversity, or developing green business strategies? An Environmental Science degree at Northumbria could be for you.
This course combines scientific knowledge with the skills to communicate and advocate for change. You’ll learn from international experts and gain hands-on experience to solve real-world problems. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), our degree can open doors to careers with the Environment Agency, Wildlife Trusts, consultancies, and more. You’ll experience a mix of teaching methods, including lectures, fieldwork, lab work, and seminars, with a strong emphasis on experiential learning.
You can also take a sandwich year for work experience or study abroad, boosting your future career prospects.
Please note this course is subject to validation. The first entry for this course will be September 2026. For September 2025 entry please visit Environmental Science BSc
Are you passionate about tackling climate change, conserving biodiversity, or developing green business strategies? An Environmental Science degree at Northumbria could be for you.
This course combines scientific knowledge with the skills to communicate and advocate for change. You’ll learn from international experts and gain hands-on experience to solve real-world problems. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), our degree can open doors to careers with the Environment Agency, Wildlife Trusts, consultancies, and more. You’ll experience a mix of teaching methods, including lectures, fieldwork, lab work, and seminars, with a strong emphasis on experiential learning.
You can also take a sandwich year for work experience or study abroad, boosting your future career prospects.
Kuba Grygiel talks about why he choose Northumbria University to study Environmental Science.
Luke tells you about what he enjoys most about the Environmental Science course and why he choose Northumbria to study it.
UK Fee in Year 1*: TBC
* Government has yet to announce 26/27 tuition fee levels. As a guide, 25/26 fees were £9,535 per year.
International Fee in Year 1:
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ADDITIONAL COSTS
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This course is the perfect launchpad for a career in environmental and ecological fields. With environmental issues a key topic across the world, there is a demand for this knowledge and experience.
Not only can you graduate from this accredited degree with a wealth of knowledge and practical experience, but with solid research skills. You may also have opportunities to gain real-world experience through fieldwork, live projects, and work placements.
This course is designed to help you hit the ground running in careers such as environmental management, waste management, pollution control, urban regeneration, biodiversity conservation, overseas development or environmental education.
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You’ll learn from research-active staff who are passionate about solving environmental issues. Our teaching team includes experts with experience in industry, consultancy, and prominent organisations, specialising in areas like pollution control, ecology, conservation, climate adaptation, and disaster resilience with projects and engagement taking place in more than 30 countries, from the poles to the tropics.
The Environmental Science degree at Northumbria aims to fully develop your research skills, by immersing you in a research-rich environment.
Throughout your degree journey, you’ll be encouraged to engage with current research, building your confidence and expertise. You will be able to develop your specialist interests, what motivates you, culminating in a final year dissertation where you can devise, explore, analyse and present your findings on a topic of your choice.
On this course, you’ll have the opportunity to learn in modern facilities with access to industry-standard equipment for practical experiments in our research labs. Our field equipment includes portable monitoring tools for soil, water, and air pollution, while specialist IT software like GIS and ecological statistical packages help you analyse findings.
The campus also offers social spaces for the student community such as The Geography Hub – an exclusive, casual space for students with the Geography and Environmental Science department.
All information is accurate at the time of sharing.
Full time Courses are primarily delivered via on-campus face to face learning but could include elements of online learning. Most courses run as planned and as promoted on our website and via our marketing materials, but if there are any substantial changes (as determined by the Competition and Markets Authority) to a course or there is the potential that course may be withdrawn, we will notify all affected applicants as soon as possible with advice and guidance regarding their options. It is also important to be aware that optional modules listed on course pages may be subject to change depending on uptake numbers each year.
Contact time is subject to increase or decrease in line with possible restrictions imposed by the government or the University in the interest of maintaining the health and safety and wellbeing of students, staff, and visitors if this is deemed necessary in future.
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