(Award available for year: Bachelor of Science)
On completion of the year / programme students should be able to:
- understand and demonstrate coherent and detailed knowledge of a range of complex environmental issues and related environmental scientific research, informed by recent debate and scholarship within the discipline;
- identify and undertake suitable environmental monitoring for improved environmental scientific understanding;
- apply environmental theories and methods to a range of environmental problems operating at local, regional and global scales;
- undertake a substantial piece of independent study and research incorporating aspects of project design, execution and communication.
Competence Standards
1.Describe the nature and functioning of the Earth’s inter-related environmental systems.
2.Explain a range of complex contemporary environmental issues and human-environment interactions, with reference to current controversies and the published literature.
3.Apply current environmental analysis techniques and theories to a variety of environmental problems at local, regional and global scales.
4.Design and implement, with additional support as required, a programme of environmental field research.
5.Apply appropriate mathematical, statistical and spatial analytical approaches when working with quantitative data.
6.Effectively communicate qualitative and quantitative environmental concepts and research outcomes to a range of audiences
If the chosen pathway includes an industrial placement –
7. Demonstrate ability to direct, monitor and evaluate their work, by seeking/accepting feedback, within a workplace context, using appropriate support as necessary.
8. Demonstrate an awareness of own strengths and development needs and the need for ongoing learning and proactive continuing professional development.
If the chosen pathway includes an international placement -
9. Collaborate effectively with other people in a new environment and successfully completes a period of work or study in another country.
10. Demonstrate self-awareness relating to personal and academic/professional development through successfully completing a period of work or study in another country.
On completion of the year / programme, students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme, an applied proficiency in the transferable skills necessary for employment in environmental and other careers, including:
- intellectual skills (for example, demonstrating in-depth conceptual understanding that enables the development of an informed argument and the critical analysis of recent research and scholarship, making appropriate use of scholarly reviews or primary data sources );
- practical skills (including individual project design, with field and laboratory work where applicable to an extended piece of work);
- communication skills (in written, graphic, C&IT and oral forms to display a range of theories or ideas);
- numerical and C&IT skills (data collection, handling and analysis involved in completing an in-depth piece of individual research);
- interpersonal and teamwork skills (for example engaging in group discussion of different scholarly views and debates);
- self-management and professional development skills (through the largely independent nature of study and problem-solving exercises).
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of each module:
- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects and approaches to environmental science;
- drawing together a wide variety of sources and including analysis of these sources;
- critically evaluating received opinion in light of new information, data or scholarly debate;
- evidencing the ability to conduct independent, in-depth enquiry within the discipline;
- displaying creative thought and personal scholarship.
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