At Level 3 all modules are core (compulsory).
At Level 4 all modules are core (compulsory),including the residential field trip module 4306NATSCI*.
At Level 5 students will have one core module in semester 1 - 5302NATSCI GIS and Employability and must pick two from three of the following options, 5202NATSCI Ecology Field Skills, 5403NATSCI The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and 5432NATSCI Global issues, local challenges. In Semester 2 students will have one core module [5304NATSCI Environmental Pollution] and must choose one of the following two residential field trip options*: 5303NATSCI International Environments and 5208NATSCI Conservation Practice and Management Skills. They must also select one of: 5207NATSCI Wildlife and Ecosystem Management, 5405NATSCI Impact of Climate Change on Biological Processes, 5209NATSCI Marine and Freshwater Biology, and 5404NATSCI Responding to Climate Change.
At Level 6 students must choose in Semester 1, one of the following four options: 6300NATSCI Work Based Learning, 6315NATSCI Cold Environments: Processes and Change, 6204NATSCI Frontiers of Ecology, 6304NATSCI Coastal and Marine Management. In Semester 2 students must choose one of the following three options: 6218NATSCI Contemporary Issues in Conservation, 6308NATSCI River Monitoring and Management, and 6402NATSCI Renewables and Low Carbon futures.
Study Abroad Students will be offered the opportunity of study abroad at Level 5.
Option 1: Replacement of 60 credits of Level 5 with study abroad The programme will offer the opportunity of 60 credits of study at Level 5. Students will be enrolled on a 480 credit honours with study abroad programme. A 60 credit Level 5 study abroad module [5321NATSCI Study Semester Abroad Environmental Science] will replace Semester 2 modules on the standard BSc Environmental Science Programme. This study abroad will cover the same learning outcomes as the modules being replaced. The modules to be studied in the host institution must be agreed in advance. The Level 5 mean for the final award mark will be calculated based upon the 120 credits at Level 5.
Option 2: Additional study year abroad following Level 5 The programme will offer the opportunity of an additional study year abroad following Level 5. Students will be enrolled on a 600 credit honours with study abroad programme. Of those 600 credits, 120 will be taken via a Level 5 study abroad module [5322NATSCI Study Year Abroad Environmental Science]. The modules to be studied in the host institution must be agreed in advance. The Level 5 mean for the final award mark will be calculated based upon the 240 credits at Level 5.
Option 3: Sandwich Year The aim is to provide students with an extended period of work experience at an approved partner that will complement their programme of study at LJMU. This will give the students the opportunity to develop professional skills relevant to their programme of study, as well as attitude and behaviours necessary for employment in a diverse and changing environment. The placement year [5320NATSCI Environmental Science Sandwich Year] will follow Level 5 and students will be enrolled on a 600 credit honours sandwich programme. The Level 5 mean for the final award mark will be calculated based upon the 240 credits at Level 5. *In the case that residential field trips are unable to proceed an equivalent learning experience will be provided.