Environmental Hazards (Joint Honours)

When can you start this course? | Fees | Entry requirements

What is joint honours?

With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours, including what subjects you can combine with this one.

Why choose this course?

You'll study the scientific and human aspects of environmental hazards - natural and man-made - which increasingly threaten us and our world. And you'll investigate them at first hand during fieldwork in the UK and overseas.
You'll be taught by friendly, supportive and expert staff, who have been commended by quality inspectors for the high standard of their teaching.
You'll develop the knowledge and practical skills needed for careers in a wide range of environmental and scientific organisations.

About the course

During this course you'll specialise in areas of natural and man-made hazards, earth surface and climatic hazards, and hazard management. And 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.

Fieldwork in the UK and overseas is an important part of this course. You'll study volcanology in Tenerife, and take part in a study tour of the western USA, including the San Andreas Fault and Mount St Helens.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

You'll develop the knowledge and practical skills to work in a wide range of environmental or scientific organisations, consultancies and agencies, or to go on to study a postgraduate course.

What our students say

"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."

Anything else?

For more information please visit our Environmental website.

Start dates

If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:

September 2012

If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:

September 2012

Fees

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

Full time:

If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £6,995 per year.
If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £7,495 per year.

Part time:

You usually take 18 of modules in total for your course

Modules from classroom based subjects will cost £875 per module.
Modules from resource intensive subjects will cost £935 per module.
Modules from specialist subjects will cost £1,000 per module.

International students

Full time:

If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £9,700 per year.
If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £9,975 per year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available