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Environmental Studies Minor Pathway

The Environmental Studies Minor Pathway offers undergraduate students the option to build on their existing studies with three 30-credit modules spanning Levels 4 to 6 to graduate with a high level of environmental literacy that they and future employers will value. The pathway will be of benefit to students who have an academic interest in human-environment relationships and also to those seeking knowledge and skills relevant to careers in sustainability, environment and ethics.

How does it work?

Students can opt in to the minor pathway by asking their programme administrator when they choose their option modules. By taking 90 credits of modules from the pathway, the student can graduate with an Environmental Studies minor, e.g. BA Sociology with Environmental Studies. 

To successfully complete the minor award, students must take a minimum of 90 credits from the range of modules offered, 60 credits of which must be at Level 5 or 6.

Environment Studies Modules

The following indicative modules are offered as part of the Environmental Studies minor pathway or can be taken as optional modules. All modules are 30 credits unless otherwise stated. These are subject to availability and dependent on the level of optionality offered on the student's chosen degree.

Level 4

  • Humans and the Environment
  • Introduction to Natural Environments
  • Introducing Environmental Science

Level 5

  • The Ethics of Life and Death: Humans, Animals and the Environment
  • Eco-Poetics and Environmental Writing
  • The Arts of Adaptation: Creative Climates
  • Future Food Systems and Sustainability
  • Global Environmental Histories
  • Environmental Law (15 credits)*
  • Environmental Processes
  • Managing Environments
  • Sustainability and Stakeholder Marketing (15 credits)

Level 6

  • Climate and Society: Past, Present and Future
  • Environmental Law (15 credits)*
  • Race, Environment and International Development
  • Global Nature Conservation
  • Geological Hazards (15 credits)
  • Ethics and Sustainability in Food and Beverages (15 credits)
  • Performing Environments

*Environmental Law can only be taken once at one of the levels offered.