BA Environmental Humanities
About this course
BA in Environmental Humanities, a history degree centred on the cultural, historical, and political dimensions of environmental and climate change. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Accounting, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Design & Creative Practice. Students engage in practical field-based activities and collaborate with local businesses, charities, and societies. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Climate Emergency! Environmental Humanities Fieldschool, Foundations of Environmental Humanities, An Introduction to Histories of Science and Environment, and Generative AI and Sustainable Futures: Ethics, Society, and Scholarship, alongside optional choices including Understanding Work and Organisations and Global Issues in Environmental Science. The second year continues with compulsory study in Critical Elements of Environmental Humanities: Cultures of Earth and Water and Environmental Humanities Field Methods. Optional modules allow students to explore diverse areas spanning business, law, politics, and historical studies such as Business Beyond Profit, Ecological Economics, A Legal Foundation for Environmental Protection, and Revolution and Abolition: History and Legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. IB: 32/655.
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What students say
Based on about 160 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 280 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 93 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 64%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Finance Professionals: 12%
- Elementary occupations: 11%
- Teaching Professionals: 11%
- Administrative occupations: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 77%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 66%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 405 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 37%
- South East: 25%
- South West: 17%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Climate Emergency! Environmental Humanities Fieldschool
- Foundations of Environmental Humanities
- An Introduction to Histories of Science and Environment
- Generative AI and Sustainable Futures: Ethics, Society, and Scholarship
- Understanding Work and Organisations
- Global Issues in Environmental Science
- Historical Sources and Skills: Microhistory and History from Below
- Public History
- New Approaches to History
- European History: Politics and Society
- Global History: Twentieth Century Transformations
- A Legal Foundation for Environmental Protection
- Power, Inequality and Global Justice
- Critical Elements of Environmental Humanities: Cultures of Earth and Water
- Environmental Humanities Field Methods
- Business Beyond Profit
- Ecological Economics
- Circular Enterprise Economy
- Green Consultants
- Waste and Society
- People and Nature
- Apocalyptic Narratives: Disaster Writing
- Ecology and Empire
- Art and Archaeology in Post-Colonial Nations
- Stolen Histories: Colonialism, Looting, and the Illicit Trade of Cultural Heritage
- The Occult in Victorian Britain
- Germany 1500-Present: Cultural and Political Histories
- Humanities in the Workplace (Penryn)
- Enlightenment and the Age of Reason: Philosophy, Politics, Society
- Revolution and Abolition: History and Legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade
- Environmental Regulation and Redress
- Security Studies
- Introduction to Postcolonialism
- Political Geographies: Local to Global
- Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality
- Politics, Policy and Economics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Environmental Humanities at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £28,000 after 3 years, £36,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £46,500. The £36,000 median after five years is £5,500 more than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA Environmental Humanities at University of Exeter do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Environmental Humanities at University of Exeter?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Environmental Humanities at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 151 UCAS points.
Does BA Environmental Humanities at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Environmental Humanities at University of Exeter?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.