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.
Modules
Here are some of the current modules which are available during your studies at Lancaster:
PartI
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Environmental Issues for the 21st Century
- Environmental processes and systems
- Evolutionary Biology
- Genetics
- Interdisciplinary Skills
- Life in a Changing Environment
- Variety of Life
PartII
- Biological Sciences Research Project (for USA Yr Abroad)
PartII (Year 3)
- Animal Behaviour
- Challenges and Solutions
- Climate and Society
- Conservation in Practice
- Ecophysiology of Host-pest Interactions
- Environment, Politics and Society in Amazonia
- Environmental Pathogens
- Environmental Plant Biology
- Environmental Remote Sensing and Image Processing
- Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
- Genetics
- Issues in Conservation Biology
- Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
- Recent Change in Aquatic Environments
- Scotland Field Course
- Sustainable Agriculture
For more detailed module information please visit the Lancaster Environment Centre department website.
Entry Requirements
A-level: AAB. To include two science A-levels from Biol/Chem/Comp/Env Sci/Geog/Geol/Maths/Physics/Psychology.
General Studies: Not accepted
Key skills: Not included in offer
GCSE: Maths and English Language, grade C
Scottish Highers: ABBBB
Irish Leaving Cert: Offers will be made on the basis of 5 or 6 Higher level subjects. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
International Bacc: 35 pts overall with 16 pts from the best three HL subjects
BTEC: DDM/DDD grades overall
Mature students: Applications welcome. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
IELTS: 6.0
For details of how we evaluate international qualifications, please click here.
Financial Support
Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. In addition to government maintenance loans, grants and national scholarships, Lancaster University offers a range of financial support for full time UK Undergraduate students from lower-income backgrounds. Many students each year will be entitled to bursaries or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses.
The Lancaster Scholarship package is designed to reward the hard work and natural ability of full-time UK students applying to study with us regardless of their household income. Students achieving A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications) will receive a £1,000 per year Lancaster Scholarship during their undergraduate studies if they place us as their firm choice institution. Continuation of the Lancaster Scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progression.
Our combined £5,000 bursary package will help students from England whose household incomes are less than £25,000 per year with fees and living costs.
Students from England eligible for our £5,000 bursary package will also be awarded a £3,000 Lancaster Scholarship if they achieve A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications). This totals £8,000 of support for students during their studies.
For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our
fees and funding page.