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Introduction
This degree will help you understand and consider responses to urgent environmental challenges, including climate change, globalisation, development, biodiversity loss, migration and urbanisation. It takes a holistic approach, combining geography and environmental science. You’ll discover the complexities of our relationship with the natural environment. Explore topics like deforestation, sustainable water-resource management, pollution control, conservation and governance. Examine the consequences and implications of environmental change for sustainability. You’ll also learn about the social and natural processes and interactions operating in different environments.
Key features of the course
Develop your understanding of the interrelationships between human activity and environmental change.
Use both geography and science concepts and theories to make sense of environmental challenges.
Enhance your employability by working between the social and natural sciences.
Build analytical and reasoning skills needed for assessing environmental evidence.
Accessibility
We make all our qualifications as accessible as possible and have a comprehensive range of services to support all our students. The BSc (Honours) Geography and Environmental Science uses a variety of study materials and has the following elements:
studying a mixture of printed and online material – online learning resources may include websites, audio/video media clips, and interactive activities such as online quizzes
using mathematical and scientific expressions, notations and associated techniques
using and/or producing diagrams and screenshots
working with specialist reading material such as scientific journals
using specialist software
working in a group with other students
finding external/third party material online
using feedback: continuous assessment involves receiving detailed feedback on your work from your tutor and using this feedback to improve your performance
engagement with learning and assessment within a pre-determined schedule or timetable – time management will be needed during your studies and the University will help you to develop these skills throughout your degree.
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About the School
Want to achieve your ambition? Study with us and you’ll be joining over 2 million students who’ve achieved their career and personal goals with The Open University.
We’ve pioneered distance learning f
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Want to achieve your ambition? Study with us and you’ll be joining over 2 million students who’ve achieved their career and personal goals with The Open University.
We’ve pioneered distance learning for over 50 years, bringing the university to you wherever you are so you can fit study around your life, with expert tutor support every step of the way. In fact, our students rated us 88% for overall student satisfaction and we were ranked third in the 2021 National Student Survey. Meaning when it comes to realising your ambition, you couldn’t be in better hands.
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