BSc Environmental Sciences
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science. The programme includes field courses and international fieldwork in locations such as Greece, Spain, Scotland, Swaziland, and Peru. Students complete an Independent Project in their final year.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Economics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Physics.
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Conservation and environment professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Process, plant and machine operatives: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 95 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 51%
- London: 11%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- OUR WORLD
- SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
- LIVING PLANET
- EARTH SYSTEMS
- DATA AND RESEARCH SKILLS A
- DATA AND RESEARCH SKILLS B
- RESEARCH PRACTICE
- GEOMORPHIC SYSTEMS
- FIELD ECOLOGY
- EARTH'S CRITICAL ZONE
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- METEOROLOGY
- THE OCEAN SYSTEM
- POPULATION ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
- MARINE SCIENCES FIELDCOURSE
- INSIDE THE EARTH
- CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE TROPICS (FIELDCOURSE)
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES
- GIS SKILLS FOR PROJECT WORK
- BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
- ENERGY TRANSITIONS
- COMMUNITY, ECOSYSTEM AND MACRO-ECOLOGY
- INDEPENDENT PROJECT
- GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
- MODELLING ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES
- HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
- BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE ECOLOGY
- ENERGY AND PEOPLE
- MARINE SCIENCES FIELDCOURSE
- GEOSCIENCES FIELDCOURSE: GREECE
- BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND HUMAN SOCIETY
- CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY: MARKETING, MANAGEMENT AND NET-ZERO
- EARTH RESOURCES
- THE CARBON CYCLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
- HAZARDS AND SOCIETY
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY
- EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION GENETICS
- SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
- URBAN FUTURES
- ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
- CLIMATE AND WEATHER PREDICTION
- ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- METEOROLOGY
- POPULATION ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
- GIS SKILLS FOR PROJECT WORK
- ENERGY TRANSITIONS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Environmental Sciences at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £26,000 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £37,500. The £32,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Environmental sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Environmental Sciences at University of East Anglia do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Environmental Sciences at University of East Anglia?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Environmental Sciences at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Environmental Sciences at University of East Anglia?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.