MSci Environmental Sciences with a Year Abroad
About this course
MSci in Environmental Science, a four-year programme. Core topics include Statistics and Research Methods. Students spend their third year abroad studying at a partner university. The programme includes fieldwork in locations such as Greece, Spain, Scotland, Swaziland, and Peru, and culminates in a research project.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB including Geography, Geology, Maths, Economics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Physics.
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What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 7 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
Most common jobs
- Conservation and environment professionals: 45%
- Natural and social science professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
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 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 91%
- Access course: 6%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
- Other qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- YEAR ABROAD
- 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
- MSCI RESEARCH PROJECT
- SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
- GIS FOR MANAGING ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
- SUSTAINABILITY, SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
- ECOLOGICAL SURVEY METHODS
- BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE ECOLOGY
- MODELLING ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES
- THEORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
- GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
- MANAGING SUSTAINABILITY THEORY AND PRACTICE
- RESEARCH TOPICS IN EARTH SCIENCE
- CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EFFECTIVENESS
- NEGOTIATING SUSTAINABILITY
- HAZARDS AND SOCIETY
- EVIDENCE-BASED GLOBAL CONSERVATION
- PATHWAYS TO NET ZERO
- ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION GENETICS
- STATISTICS AND MODELLING FOR SCIENTISTS USING R
- MARINE SCIENCES FIELDCOURSE
- GEOSCIENCES FIELDCOURSE: GREECE
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MSci Environmental Sciences with a Year Abroad 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 MSci Environmental Sciences with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MSci Environmental Sciences with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MSci Environmental Sciences with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
Does MSci Environmental Sciences with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on MSci Environmental Sciences with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.