Course Overview

Our Environmental Biology degree covers an immense scope, from molecular biology through to ecosystem ecology. You will learn about the relationships between organisms and their environment, including the study of animal behaviour, animal and plant physiology, and gain a solid understanding of mankind's impact on the environment. In your first year, you will study modules including Life in a Changing Environment and Environmental Processes before turning your attention in your second year to courses such as Environmental Physiology and Enterprise for the Environment. Subjects you can look forward to in your final year include Global Change Biology and Environmental Pathogens.

On our Study Abroad variant you will spend your second you will spend your second year in a partner university in the USA, Canada or Australasia.

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Career opportunities

Our graduates find work in related fields such as energy management or conservation. Others take on diverse roles within the pharmaceutical, forensic, food and medical industries. Recent graduates have gone on to MSc studies in biomedicine, forestry and forest ecosystem management, or used the skills they learned for roles in teaching.