Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency, BSc (Hons)

95% of Graduates in employment, study and/ or other activities

HESA 2025

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Course Overview

Our climate and environments are changing at unprecedented and alarming rates. Now is the time to act boldly to forge effective local and global responses to the planetary crisis and societal emergency.

You will explore the profound interconnections of environmental and social science in class, field and laboratory settings so that your knowledge can be used to help deliver the next generation of adaptations, mitigations and solutions.  

Why Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency at Swansea?

  • Top 100 in the World for Geography (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024)
  • Top 201-250 in the World for Environmental Sciences (QS World University Rankings 2025) 
  • 4th in the UK for Student Experience (Times Good University Guide 2026)

This is an exciting degree programme designed to equip students from across the world with the interdisciplinary expertise gained from the range of climate change, geography, ecology, conservation and social justice modules.

Your learning will be shaped by inspirational and internationally-renowned academics from Geography and Biosciences department including Professor Tavi MurrayProfessor Stefan Doerr, Professor Mary Gagen or Professor Rory Wilson.

Our department is based on our stunning Singleton Park campus overlooking Swansea Bay located at the gate of the stunning Gower Peninsula.

Your Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency Experience

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, and discussion groups, supported by practical classes and field courses.

Field courses will take you to the outstanding natural beauty on our doorstep in the Gower Peninsula and further afield to Pembrokeshire and other parts of Wales.

We also offer a residential field course to the Isles of Scilly as a recommended choice, but other destinations like Mallorca, Vancouver or Scotland can also be available if requested.

Environmental Science and the Climate Emergency Employment Opportunities

Our Geography degrees at Swansea University are designed so that you have the skills that today's employers are looking for. Geography graduates have a broad range of career options within sectors which include environmental management, aid and development agencies, conservation and regional and resource planning.

Find out about our Swansea Employability Academy

Climate Change: Reading The Past In Tree Ring Data

Professor Mary Gagen, of Swansea University’s Geography Department, measures tree ring data – ‘weather stations across the world’ - to find out what has happened to our climate across the planet over the last few thousand years. 

 



Why study BSc Environmental Science
and the Climate Emergency
at Swansea University? 

Modules

We're currently reviewing our curriculum to enhance your learning experience and embed skills that will benefit your future career. This means that some modules may be subject to change.

Entry Requirements

The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications.

Typical A level Offer

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