Ecosystem Services and Evaluation
This unit introduces the concept of ecosystem services and its implications for environmental science and management. The ecosystem services framework is critically explained and discussed.
This unit introduces environmental pollution assessment, and follows a practical approach to the study of air, water, and land (soil) pollution.
Environmental Research Design and Fieldwork
This unit provides practical experience in the design and implementation of field-based (or equivalent) research and training for the Level 6 Environmental Research Project.
Sustainability of Organisations
In this unit, students will explore the challenges to organisations that arise from the need to shift to more sustainable patterns of operation. This unit will introduce students to the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and how the approach is adopted by organisations in an attempt to manage and communicate their contributions to sustainable development. It will examine how organisations can deliver against the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) framework by acknowledging the benefits of improving environmental and social performance alongside traditional models of profit maximisation.
Earth System Science
Earth system science is an integrative science discipline that has emerged in response to the need to develop and apply basic science to the broad policy issues of global change.
Ecology and Biodiversity
This unit examines climate change drivers, evidence for recent and long-term past climate and environmental changes and implications for the future.
Plant & Soil Ecology
Students will be introduced to plant and soil ecology, with a focus on the importance of the soil environment in influencing plant performance and distributions, where the content of this unit has direct relevance for agriculture and food security, pollution mitigation and climate change.
Landscape ecology is the study of structure, function, and change in a heterogeneous land area composed of interacting ecosystems. While landscape ecology also deals with the interactions of organisms in their environment, it differs from traditional ecology in its interdisciplinary nature that deals with spatially explicit data over generally larger scales. Landscape ecology is also defined by its focus on the role of humans in creating and affecting landscape patterns and processes.
An employability based skills unit with opportunities to work with both internal and external partners. The unit encompasses employability skills development workshops including cover letter and C.V. construction, job search strategies, interview techniques, and placement preparation.
GIS and the Workplace
This unit provides the fundamental theory and practical techniques of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) used to solve real-world environmental and geographical problems. It will incorporate a range of social and environmental issues, which will typically include: wildfires, air pollution, ecosystem services, retail, tourism, transport, crime, and animal/plant species.
In this unit, students will study electromagnetic spectrum, energy-matter interactions, satellite platforms and sensors, applications of remote sensing, digital image processing, spectral signatures, image enhancement and image classification.
Reconstructing Quaternary Environments
This unit examines climate change drivers and evidence for climatic and environmental changes at global, regional and local scales during the Quaternary period. Students will be introduced to key internal and external drivers of climatic and environmental change, their causes and their effects.
Climate Change, Impacts and Responses
This unit investigates recent and future climate change, examining impacts and the responses needed to avoid dangerous climate change and adapt to future climate conditions.
GIS and Earth Observation
This unit introduces the fundamental concepts, theories and techniques of GIS and remote sensing. It also illustrates their application and problem-solving capabilities in addressing environmental and geographical problems.