Environmental Sciences - University of South Wales

Our Environmental Science courses focus on tackling the challenges and solving the problems of climate change, renewable resources, environmental pollution, conservation for biodiversity and environmental management.

Why Environmental Sciences at USW?

Contribute to research, tackling, and solving environmental challenges

Work on external environmental projects for local, national, and global entities

Placement and fieldwork opportunities contribute to experience-rich study

Develop the skills needed for a wide range of careers in the environmental sector

Our courses offer

Our degrees are organised into a series of themes, each of linking to the environment sector. These themes include climate change, renewable resources and energy, biodiversity and conservation, environmental pollution, sustainable development, and environmental management. You can play a key role in providing solutions to the many challenges our environment faces.
You will develop your skills and experience as you work on external environmental projects locally, nationally, and globally. This will enable you to have a positive and transformational impact as you engage society, business, and government in future solutions for environmentally sustainable development.
The numbers of jobs related to the green economy are growing rapidly, including well paid positions as many organisations and businesses increasingly try to reduce their environmental impact. This course has been designed with industry to be employment focused and will give you knowledge, training, and experience in all of the key sectors for meeting the environmental challenges of the future.

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Environmental Science - BSc (Hons)

This course is a future-focused and solution-based programme which focuses on tackling the challenges and solving the problems of climate change, renewable resources, environmental pollution, conservation for biodiversity and environmental management.

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Wildlife and Conservation Management - MSc

You will develop a wide range of professional skills including survey techniques, application of monitoring systems, and geographical information systems, within a framework of ecological theory, conservation principals and legislative systems. We offer an extensive and exciting fieldwork programme to help train you in a wide range of environmental survey and monitoring techniques.

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Why the University of South Wales?

Fourth in the UK

for teaching in Earth and Marine Sciences (Guardian University Guide 2024)

Why the University of South Wales?

100%

of our Environmental Sciences research impact is internationally excellent.

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Your student experience

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Study in the heart of Pontypridd

Our Treforest campus is in the heart of the South Wales Valleys, with beautiful scenery and rolling landscape. There’s always something happening or new places to discover.

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