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MEnv (Hons) Environmental Geography
MEnv (Hons) Environmental Geography

MEnv (Hons) Environmental Geography

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • A levels, AAB including Geography or Geology plus a second science (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology or Life and Health Sciences)

  • Access to Higher Education Diploma, 36 credits at Distinction and 9 credits at Merit or higher including Geography and Science-related units.

  • BTEC National Extended Diploma, DD in the BTEC National Diploma plus A level Geography or Geology. If you are studying for the BTEC National Extended Diploma or a different combination of A levels and BTEC qualifications please contact us at ug-admissions@york.ac.uk for advice.

  • Cambridge Pre-U, D3, D3, M2 including Geography or Geology plus a second science (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology or Life and Health Sciences)

  • European Baccalaureate, 80% overall including Geography or Geology plus a second science (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology or Life and Health Sciences)

  • International Baccalaureate, 35 points including Geography or Geology plus a second science (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology or Life and Health Sciences) at Higher level.

English Requirements

If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:

  • IELTS (Academic and Indicator), 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component

  • C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency, 176, with a minimum of 169 in each component

  • Duolingo, 110 overall, with a minimum of 100 in each component

  • GCSE/IGCSE/O level English Language (as a first or second language), Grade C

  • LanguageCert International ESOL SELT, B2 Communicator High Pass with a minimum score of 33/50 in each component

  • PTE Academic, 61, with a minimum of 55 in each component

  • TOEFL, 87 overall, with a minimum of 21 in each component

  • Trinity ISE III, Merit in all components

Course Information

Environmental geography focuses on the physical environment and its effect on humans. 

Understanding the integration of physical and environmental geography has never been more important than it is today to address the environmental challenges facing the world.

This course covers aspects of physical geography such as sea level change, glacial and coastal environments and environmental hazards. It also covers other areas of environmental geography such as biogeography, Geographical Information Systems and sustainability. You'll have opportunities to study the human impacts on the environment through the study of natural resource management, environmental law and policy and environmental economics.

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Year 1

The first year modules give you an introduction to the basics of the course, providing you with a foundation for advanced material in the future.

Core modules

You will take core modules which may include:

  • Data Analysis for Environmental Research 

  • Dynamic Earth 

  • Ecological Principles for the Environment  

  • Environment, Development and Society 

  • Environment Field Project for Environmental Geography and Environmental Science 

  • Environmental Geography Research 

  • Physical Geography 

Year 2

You will take a range of core modules to develop your knowledge of environmental geography. You can then begin to tailor your degree to your own interests with a choice of option modules. 

Core modules

You will take core modules which may include:

  • Geographical Information Systems 

  • Earth Processes and Landforms 

  • Environmental Systems Project 

  • Biogeography 

  • Tenerife Field Course 

Option modules

You will take a selection of option modules, examples of which may include:

  • Ocean Management and Conservation 

  • Climate Change: Science, Observation and Impacts 

  • Energy and the Environment 

  • Ecosystem Processes 

  • Food, Space, Culture and Society 

  • Environmental Geochemistry

  • Ecological Methodology 

Year 3

In Year 3 you undertake advanced research training to prepare the way to your fourth year of masters study. You can also select option modules to suit your interests and employment objectives. 

Core modules

You will take core modules which may include:

  • Advanced Literature Review

  • Research Skills and Statistical Methods

  • Coastal Environments 

  • Glaciers, Ice Sheets and Climate Change 

  • Environmental Hazards 

Option modules

You will take a selection of option modules, examples of which may include:

  • Atmosphere and Ocean Science 

  • Land Use Change and Management: perspectives from agriculture and forestry 

  • Biodiversity and Society 

  • Gender, Environment and Global Poverty

Year 4

In Year 4 you undertake further advanced training and a significant independent research project tailored to your research interests and career ambitions.

Core modules

You will take core modules which may include:

  • MEnv Dissertation

  • Reconstructing Environmental Change 

  • Current Research in Environmental Geography 

  • Business and the Environment 

  • Environmental Impact Assessment 

  • Corporate Sustainability 

Option modules

You will take a selection of option modules, examples of which may include: 

  • IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Science

  • Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Areas 

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Environmental conservationist

  • Graduate policy analyst

  • Flood risk officer

  • Graduate environmental consultant

  • Environmental engineer

  • Oil and gas analyst

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year

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