Intro
How to Apply Environmental programmes:
BSc (Hons) Environment and Technology
UCAS Code FJ79 BSc/ET
BSc (Hons) Environment and Sustainability
UCAS Code FD74 BSc/ESS
BA (Hons) Environment, Culture and Society
UCAS Code LL23 BA/ECS
BA (Hons) Business and Environment
UCAS Code NF17 BA/BusEnv
- A set of linked courses designed to give students the opportunity to study the environment from one of four different approaches
- Emphasis on employability skills including problem-solving, team working and interdisciplinarity
- Work placement, industrial or work-based project opportunities
- Focus on real issues and how they can be approached from an environmental context
- Abertay was rated as one of the best modern universities in the UK for environmental science and the best modern university in Scotland for research in law in the UK Research Assessment Exercise 2008
Abertay’s reputation in the environment is built upon excellent research (2001 and 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise), and also on good working relationships with industries and organisations outwith the University.
Based on these credentials and our systems approach to complex problem-solving we have developed this new set of linked courses which will allow you to find a direction suited to your interests and allow you to place yourself strategically in the employment market.
Choosing one of these courses will allow you to work in interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative approaches to environmental opportunities and challenges, and investigate the impact of these solutions on the environment itself, on business, on the economy and on society in general. In your final year you will develop a research project along with one of our world-class research teams.
The emphasis of these interlinked courses is on employability, and on developing the skills and attributes which will allow you to develop a career related to the environment and to make a significant contribution, whether it is in business, science, social science or in the technology arena.
These courses are currently under development and are therefore offered subject to approval.
What you study
BSc (Hons) Environment and Technology
Study will include: the way we use data to monitor environmental change with a focus on data acquisition, management and display/delivery; development of transferable skills, including decision-making, presenting and visualising data; development of specific skills including the use of various computer packages to implement computational models and display the results; systems analysis, monitoring and control; databases, GIS and map data; and the computer software to perform calculations and analysis.
BSc (Hons) Environment and Sustainability
Study will include: physical sciences, ecology, engineering and resource management; understanding the natural environment - principles of ecology, global processes, environmental monitoring and climate change; understanding how we measure and value the environment; understanding the built environment and its impacts - human impacts on the environment; and power generation, land use choices, bioremediation, water and resource management.
BA (Hons) Environment, Culture and Society
Study will include: social science approaches relevant to communication and research of environmental issues and environmental problems; environmentalism in theory (green politics, green philosophy, history of green ideas, environmentalisms, green visions); environmentalism in practice (environmental organisations, environmental campaigning, conflict and protest, environmental movements); and constructing the environment (environmental issues, human environmental impacts).
Business and Environment BA (Hons)
Study will include: management decision-making; HR issues; financial management; project management; environmental management; climate change; legislative issues associated with businesses and the environment; and sustainable development within industry/business.
All courses will include study of the environmental context, the challenges we face, the tools available to meet these challenges, and the applications of these tools to solve real life issues.
How you learn
All courses combine a variety of teaching and learning methods including lectures, small group seminars, tutorials, laboratory practicals (where appropriate), activity-based practicals and private study. Around 15 hours per week will involve attendance at classes and, in addition, you will be required to undertake an average of 20 hours of private study a week. There will be input from a range of professionals working in relevant organisations.
The inclusion of a work placement in some courses and the fourth year Honours projects are specifically designed to allow you to develop your own field of interest. You will be encouraged to identify your own placements and project titles, and in many cases they may be linked.
How you are assessed
Assessment on this course is carried out via a combination of coursework assignments, class tests, practical tests, presentations and examinations. A range of methods is used including short-answer tests, problem solving exercises, formal reports (oral, written or posters), and laboratory assignments. In the later years of the course formal examinations are a feature of most modules. Work placements will also be assessed.
Entry routes
Higher BBCC; A Level CCD; ILC (H) B2B2C2C2; UCAS Tariff 216-220 points*
*See below for UCAS Tariff guidance
Essential subjects: none
Recommended subjects:
Environment and Technology: Computing, Technology or science subject
Environment and Sustainability: Science, Geography, or numerate subject
Environment, Culture and Society: English and/or a numerate subject
Business and Environment: English and/or a numerate subject
Advanced entry (year 2)
Advanced entry is possible for applicants with suitable subjects at A Level or Advanced Higher and offering approximately 300 UCAS points (e.g. BBB at A Level or BBB at Advanced Higher) from these qualifications. Each application will be considered on its own merits. If you would like us to consider you for advanced entry please contact the admissions tutor in the first instance to discuss your qualifications. A bridging course may be available if required.
UCAS Tariff Guidance
Although there is no limit to the number of points that you can accumulate, for entry to Abertay you must have qualifications at an appropriate level (SCQF 6/NQF 3); you cannot count the same or similar qualifications twice; Standard Grades, Intermediate 2s, GCSEs and key/core skills cannot be counted; and D grades at SQA Higher and Advanced Higher are not counted.
Applicants who have taken either SQA Highers or A Levels must offer at least three Highers or two A Levels for degree entry (or two Highers or one A Level for DipHE entry). If you have studied a subject at two different levels, the most advanced will be taken into consideration; e.g. if you studied both Higher Biology and Advanced Higher Biology, then only the Advanced Higher will be counted.
Overseas
All applicants are required to provide certified proof of competence in English Language and the University's minimum requirements are listed here
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Career
Employment in the environment area is continually expanding. Employment opportunities exist for environmental graduates in a wide range of organisations such as: media, business and management; local authorities and local government; environmental providers, managers and regulators; education and research; and third sector organisations.
Working with experts in environmental science and engineering, technology, business or the social sciences, you will build up a skill set which would allow entry into environmental consultancies, the media, environmental management as well as many other areas.
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