Environmental Hazards Joint Honours

UCAS code: Y002

Start date: September

Course length: full time: three years, part time: up to six years.

Campus: Kedleston Road, Derby

Faculty: Education, Health and Science

School: School of Science

This course is available to international students

This course is available as joint honours only so you will combine Environmental Hazards with another subject. Combining subjects can help you to develop skills in multiple areas enabling you to consider varied careers.

Environmental hazards is the study of natural and man-made hazards that affect Earth, such as earthquakes and volcanoes. You'll cover areas including the Earth's surface and climatic hazards, hazard management and develop the knowledge in aspects of geographical, earth and environmental sciences. You'll develop a strong background in aspects of the geographical, earth and environmental sciences that are essential to the study of hazards.

After your first year, you'll be able to choose from a broad range of modules in both the physical and human aspects of environmental hazards, so you can concentrate on the areas that interest you most. Most of these modules are practical-based, giving you training in technical, laboratory and field skills. We’ll provide you with real world skills to enable you to get the job you want.

Fieldwork is an important part of this course. You will study volcanic hazards in Tenerife and you will go on a study tour to an area of active natural hazards, including earthquakes, landslides, floods and drought in places like Morocco or the north west of America.

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For more information please visit our Environmental Sciences website.

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• BSc (Hons) in Environmental Hazards and Geography
• BSc (Hons) in Environmental Hazards and Geology
• BSc (Hons) in Environmental Hazards and Law
• BSc (Hons) in Environmental Hazards and Mathematics
• BSc (Hons) in Environmental Hazards and Property Development
• BSc (Hons) in Environmental Hazards and Zoology
• BSc (Hons) in Third World Development and Environmental Hazards

Stage one

You'll study a selection of these modules:

• Environmental Hazards and Disasters
• Cartography and Mapping
• Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones
• Environmental Conservation
• Fundamental Skills for Geoscientists
• Physical Geography of the Human Realm
• Introduction to Human Geography
• Earth Surface Processes and Environments

Stage two

You'll study a selection of these modules:

• Volcanology and the Earth's Interior
• Water: Resource, Hazard, Commodity
• Imaging Earths Surface and Subsurface
• Geomorphology
• Mediterranean Environments: Geomorphological and Human Perspectives
• Population Geography
• Geological Mapping and Map Interpretation
• Geography and Geographers

Stage three

You'll study a selection of these modules:

• Geological Hazards
• Terrain Evaluation
• Engineering Geology
• Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation Perspectives
• Applied GIS
• Research Study in Geographical, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Our entry requirements are usually 260-280 UCAS points from A levels, including Grade C in A level Geography, Geology, Physics, Chemistry or Biology, or equivalent qualifications such as a BTEC National Diploma, Scottish Highers etc. If you've completed an Access/Foundation course, we also accept these qualifications.

The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.

Fees for 2013/14

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

Full time:

• If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £7,700 per year.
• If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject it will cost £8,250 per year.

Part time:

• If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £965 per module, (you'll usually take 18 of these in total).
• If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject it will cost £1,030 per module, (you'll usually take 18 of these in total).

International students

Full time:

• If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £9,945 per year.
• If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £10,225 per year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

We use a diverse range of assessment methods, including essays, reports, field and laboratory notebooks, portfolios, posters, oral presentations and exams. You may be assessed individually or as part of a group. We’ve mapped our assessments against key graduate skillsets that employers require.

As a graduate there is demand for your skills and knowledge in a wide range of roles associated with hazards related to natural solid earth processes, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions or surface processes such as flooding and landslides. There are concerns that climate change is increasing the frequency and scale of environmental hazards and disasters so you will be in a position to consider careers that could include planning for and mitigating their future effects.

"I have fond memories of the field trips as these brought the classroom tuition to life. They were also a great opportunity to bond with fellow students and the teaching staff as you advance your understanding together."