
Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency BSc
Course Overview - Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency BSc
We live in Climate Emergency. Our climate and our environments are changing at the alarming rates, with devastating consequences for the natural environments, threatening the life of present and future generations.
Why Swansea?
• Top 100 in the World for Geography (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024)
• Top 201-250 in the World for Environmental Sciences (QS World University Rankings 2025)
This unique interdisciplinary BSc Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency degree builds on the excellence and expe...
We live in Climate Emergency. Our climate and our environments are changing at the alarming rates, with devastating consequences for the natural environments, threatening the life of present and future generations.<br/><br/><strong>Why Swansea?</strong><br/>• Top 100 in the World for Geography (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024)<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Top 201-250 in the World for Environmental Sciences (QS World University Rankings 2025) <br/><br/><br/><br/>This unique interdisciplinary BSc Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency degree builds on the excellence and expertise of two departments Biosciences and Geography to equip the next generation of graduates who will have a profound understanding of environmental and social science to act boldly, and deliver the next generation of adaptations, mitigations, and solutions.<br/><br/>We are ideally placed to offer exceptional fieldwork opportunities. Just a short drive from the UKs first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Gower Peninsula, you will have easy access to Bannau Brycheiniog, rural west Wales and the urban and industrial landscapes of South Wales.<br/><br/>Throughout this degree, you will be trained to use your wealth of academic, laboratory, and fieldwork with a strong emphasis on active and practical learning, problem-solving and authentic assessment<br/><br/>This is an exciting degree programme designed to equip students from across the world with the interdisciplinary expertise gained from the range of climate change, geography, ecology, conservation and social justice modules.<br/><br/>Please come along to our next Open Day or get in touch for further information. Book an Open Day here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/our-open-days/
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Singleton Park Campus
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Course Code
F770
Institution Code
S93
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
Scottish Higher
Access to HE Diploma
Access to HE (Science or Humanities): Pass with Distinction (27-24 Distinctions to include 3 in Geography or an appropriate subject, plus 15 Merits)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
A level
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Requirements are as for A-Levels where you can substitute the same non-specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level core Grade
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Swansea University accepts the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales as fully equivalent to x1 A-Level.
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