Environmental and Engineering Geoscience BSc 12 months Undergraduate Programme By University of Birmingham |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 132QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

28,132 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Environmental SciencesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Our programme prepares environmentally conscious students for exciting careers in applied geoscience. You will explore areas like engineering geology, resource management, groundwater problems and hydrogeology, gaining the skills to tackle global challenges and make a real difference.


Study a broad applied geoscience programme to address future challenges - sustaining our natural resources through the future energy transition, managing water resources and preventing their pollution, improving societies resilience to geohazards and future climate change.


- School of Engineering - The programme is delivered with contributions from the the School of Engineering with it’s new £46.5M purpose built building to enhance the student experience, including in Civil Engineering.


- Lapworth Museum of Geology - We are home to the Lapworth Museum of Geology, brimming with more than 250,000 specimens some over 500 million years old. 


- The Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) BIFoR - Aims to provide fundamental science, social science and cultural research of direct relevance to global forested landscapes. Opportunities for undergraduates to get involved with BIFoR come for example from the Year 3 dissertation (research module).


- Basic field equipment is provided by the school, and costs of travel and accommodation are covered on all field courses. The school provides some bursary support for travel required in independent projects or placements.


Programme overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Our programme prepares environmentally conscious students for exciting careers in applied geoscience. You will explore areas like engineering geology, resource management, groundwater problems and hydrogeology, gaining the skills to tackle global challenges and make a real difference.


Study a broad applied geoscience programme to address future challenges - sustaining our natural resources through the future energy transition, managing water resources and preventing their pollution, improving societies resilience to geohazards and future climate change.


- School of Engineering - The programme is delivered with contributions from the the School of Engineering with it’s new £46.5M purpose built building to enhance the student experience, including in Civil Engineering.


- Lapworth Museum of Geology - We are home to the Lapworth Museum of Geology, brimming with more than 250,000 specimens some over 500 million years old. 


- The Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) BIFoR - Aims to provide fundamental science, social science and cultural research of direct relevance to global forested landscapes. Opportunities for undergraduates to get involved with BIFoR come for example from the Year 3 dissertation (research module).


- Basic field equipment is provided by the school, and costs of travel and accommodation are covered on all field courses. The school provides some bursary support for travel required in independent projects or placements.


Admission Requirements

3+
6+
80+

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,534 GBP
International
28,132 GBP

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